Virtual reality environments for stress reduction and management: a scoping review

I Ladakis, D Filos, I Chouvarda - Virtual Reality, 2024 - Springer
Virtual reality, a cutting-edge innovation in the realm of digital experiences, though more
frequently employed for entertainment and education, can also serve as a tool for immersing …

The role of personalization in the user experience, preferences and engagement with virtual reality environments for relaxation

S Pardini, S Gabrielli, M Dianti, C Novara… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual Reality Environments (VREs) are widely deployed in mental health treatments, often
associated with relaxation techniques. The personalization of natural VR-based scenarios is …

From virtual to real healing: a critical overview of the therapeutic use of virtual reality to cope with mourning

SFM Pizzoli, D Monzani, L Vergani, V Sanchini… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been effectively employed in several settings, ranging
from health care needs to leisure and gaming activities. A new application of virtual stimuli …

Customized virtual reality naturalistic scenarios promoting engagement and relaxation in patients with cognitive impairment: a proof-of-concept mixed-methods study

S Pardini, S Gabrielli, L Gios, M Dianti… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Being immersed in a natural context has a beneficial and pervasive impact on well-being.
Virtual Reality (VR) is a technology that can help expose people to naturalistic scenarios …

From patient to musician: a multi-sensory virtual reality rehabilitation tool for spatial neglect

J Heyse, S Carlier, E Verhelst, C Vander Linden… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) commonly results from a stroke or acquired brain injury.
USN affects multiple modalities and results in failure to respond to stimuli on the …

Facial affect recognition in depression using human avatars

M Monferrer, AS García, JJ Ricarte, MJ Montes… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research assesses facial emotion recognition in depressed patients using a novel
dynamic virtual face (DVF) collection. The participant sample comprised 54 stable …

[HTML][HTML] Personalized, naturalistic virtual reality scenarios coupled with web-based progressive muscle relaxation training for the general population: protocol for a …

S Pardini, S Gabrielli, S Olivetto… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative tool that can facilitate exposure to either
stressful or relaxing stimuli and enables individuals who have difficulties visualizing scenes …

Interactive virtual reality environments and emotions: a systematic review

BGP Linares-Vargas, SE Cieza-Mostacero - Virtual Reality, 2024 - Springer
Emotions influence the way people react in different contexts. Virtual reality (VR) makes it
possible to generate environments that can resemble a real experience. These concepts …

Emotion Recognition in HMDs: A Multi-task Approach Using Physiological Signals and Occluded Faces

Y Pei, J Tang, Q Tang, M Zha, D Xie, G Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Prior research on emotion recognition in extended reality (XR) has faced challenges due to
the occlusion of facial expressions by Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs). This limitation …

The Impact of Different Virtual Work Environments on Flow, Performance, User Emotions, and Preferences

A Kiluk, V Paneva, S Seinfeld… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research explores how different virtual work environments, differing in the type and
amount of elements they include, impact users' flow, performance, emotional state, and …