Immersive virtual reality (VR) that utilizes head-mounted displays (HMD) is one of the key
emerging technologies of the 21st century and has drawn keen attention from consumers …

Decades of research in environmental psychology have shown that contact with natural
environments has restorative, stress-ameliorating effects. At present, researchers in the …

Nature exposure in virtual reality (VR) can provide emotional well-being benefits for people
who cannot access the outdoors. Little is known about how these simulated experiences …

A large number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of natural environments on
people's health and well-being. For people who have limited access to nature (eg, elderly in …

Background Virtual reality (VR) relaxation is a promising mental health intervention that may
be an effective tool for stress reduction but has hardly been tested in clinical trials with …

Background Work-related stress negatively impacts employee wellbeing. Stress-
management interventions that reduce workplace stress can be challenging. Immersive …

Mindfulness is considered an important factor of an individual's subjective well-being.
Consequently, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has investigated approaches that …

In this study, restorative environment theory and virtual reality (VR) technology were
combined to build different 3D dynamic VR interactive scenes. We discuss the effects of a …

Being exposed to natural environments is associated with improved health and well-being,
as these environments are believed to promote feelings of “being away” from everyday …

Previous research has shown that exposure to immersive virtual nature environments is able
to induce positive affective and physiological effects. However, research on the effects on …