Immersive technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR), have great potential for enhancing
users' emotions and wellbeing. However, how immersion, Virtual Environment contents, and …

Social Influence within Immersive Virtual Environments Page 1 Chapter 8 Social Influence
within Immersive Virtual Environments Jim Blascovich 8.1 Introduction [Social psychology is] an …

Previous research regarding the potential benefits of exposing individuals to surrogate
nature (photographs and videos) has found that such immersion results in restorative effects …

Recent research has emphasized the promise of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) to bolster
empathy. The underlying mechanisms of such an intriguing outcome are, however …

The concept of social exclusion has recently gained more attention in the context of online
social interactions. However, there is only little data regarding the impact of virtual social …

This paper describes a study to assess the influence of a variety of factors on reported level
of presence in immersive virtual environments. It introduces the idea of “stacking depth,” that …

This research examined virtual–human interactions as a new form of simulated contact
between members of groups in conflict. A virtual human representing an outgroup member …

Collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) hold the immense potential of enhancing social
inclusion and social support not only in younger but especially also in older people …

Recent research in perception and theory of mind reveals that people show different
behavior and lower activation of brain regions associated with mentalizing (ie, the inference …

A virtual reality scenario called “We Wait” gives people an immersive experience of the
plight of refugees waiting to be picked up by a boat on a shore in Turkey to be illegally taken …