Over the past decade, virtual reality (VR) has re-emerged as a popular technology trend.
This is mainly due to the recent investments from technology companies that are improving …

Virtual environments (VEs) may be useful for delivering social skills interventions to
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Immersive VEs provide opportunities for …

The increasing availability of head-mounted displays (HMDs) for home use motivates the
study of the possible effects that adopting this new hardware might have on users. Moreover …

Virtual reality displays, such as head-mounted displays (HMD), afford us a superior spatial
awareness by leveraging our vestibular and proprioceptive senses, as compared to …

Modern game engines like Unity allow users to create realistic 3D environments containing
terrains as well as natural and artificial objects easily and swiftly. In addition, recent …

Virtual reality (VR) training technology in the mining industry is a new field of research and
utilization. The successful application of VR training system is critical to mine safety and …

How to make the learning of complex subjects engaging, motivating, and effective? The use
of immersive virtual reality offers exciting, yet largely unexplored solutions to this problem …

The aim of the current opinion paper is to challenge the current definition of presence in the
context of virtual reality (VR). Opticians do not only measure visual acuity but also the visual …

Accidents at works statistics show that mining industry is one of the most dangerous.
Therefore there is a need for new solutions, which will improve professional adaptation …

Virtual reality training systems are commonly used in a variety of domains, and it is important
to understand how the realism of a training simulation influences training effectiveness. We …