The use of virtual reality (VR) has seen significant recent growth and presents opportunities
for use in many domain areas. The use of head-mounted displays (HMDs) also presents …

A high-fidelity but efficient sound simulation is an essential element of any VR experience.
Many of the techniques used in virtual acoustics are graphical rendering techniques suitably …

Musical life became disrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many musicians and
venues turned to online alternatives, such as livestreaming. In this study, three livestreamed …

In this paper, we discuss and speculate about the concept of the Tactile Robot connected
with human operators via smart wearables as an essential multimodal embodiment of the …

Avatar identification is one of the most promising research areas in games user research.
Greater identification with one's avatar has been associated with improved outcomes in the …

This open access book tackles the design of 3D spatial interactions in an audio-centered
and audio-first perspective, providing the fundamental notions related to the creation and …

Auditory headsets capable of actively or passively intermixing both real and virtual sounds
are in-part acoustically transparent. This paper explores the consequences of acoustic …

The growing interest in the self-similarity effect of avatars in virtual reality (VR) has spurred
the creation of realistic avatars that closely mirror their users. However, despite extensive …

Purpose Virtual reality (VR) interventions can simulate real-world sensory environments.
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a novel VR application (app) …

Virtual architecture has been increasingly relied on to evaluate the health impacts of
physical architecture. In this health research, exposure to virtual architecture has been used …