Do multisensory stimuli benefit the virtual reality experience? A systematic review

M Melo, G Gonçalves, P Monteiro… - IEEE transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The majority of virtual reality (VR) applications rely on audiovisual stimuli and do not exploit
the addition of other sensory cues that could increase the potential of VR. This systematic …

Measuring presence in virtual environments: A survey

V Souza, A Maciel, L Nedel, R Kopper - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The effectiveness of a virtual reality experience is strongly affected by the sense of presence
of the users involved. This article reviews the different definitions of presence and the main …

Occupant responses on satisfaction with window size in physical and virtual built environments

T Hong, M Lee, S Yeom, K Jeong - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The satisfaction of occupants with a built environment can vary depending on their response
to certain design variables, such as window size. However, relevant studies are limited …

Authoring tools for virtual reality experiences: a systematic review

H Coelho, P Monteiro, G Gonçalves, M Melo… - Multimedia Tools and …, 2022 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) is used in different application fields like health, tourism, or training. Most
VR applications for these fields have been built from the ground up without any authoring …

How much presence is enough? Qualitative scales for interpreting the igroup presence questionnaire score

M Melo, G Gonçalves, M Bessa - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presence is often used to evaluate Virtual Reality (VR) applications. However, the raw
scores are hard to interpret and need to be compared to other data to be meaningful. This …

Impact of different sensory stimuli on presence in credible virtual environments

G Gonçalves, M Melo… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiple factors can affect presence in virtual environments, such as the number of human
senses engaged in a given experience or the extent to which the virtual experience is …

Movement and gaze behavior in virtual audiovisual listening environments resembling everyday life

MME Hendrikse, G Llorach, V Hohmann… - Trends in …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent achievements in hearing aid development, such as visually guided hearing aids,
make it increasingly important to study movement behavior in everyday situations in order to …

Delivering critical stimuli for decision making in VR training: Evaluation study of a firefighter training scenario

P Monteiro, M Melo, A Valente… - … on Human-Machine …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The goal for a virtual reality (VR) training system is to enable trainees to acquire all the
knowledge they need to perform effectively in a real environment. Such a system should …

The impact of virtual reality and biological sex on the promotion of tourist destinations: effects on destination image, place attachment, and behavioural intention

M Melo, G Gonçalves, F Jorge, N Losada… - Journal of Hospitality …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to generate knowledge of the impact of different virtual reality (VR)
set-ups in tourism promotion regarding destination image, place attachment and …

Threat assessment in police VR training: multi-sensory cues for situation awareness

JC Uhl, M Murtinger, O Zechner… - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we present results from two studies on threat perception in a multi-sensory
virtual reality (VR) environment for police training, As the real world is experienced with all …