We review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of
“being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two …

The presence construct, most commonly defined as the sense of “being there,” has driven
research and development of virtual environments (VEs) for decades. Despite that, there is …

Virtual Reality (VR) experience escapes allow individuals to spend hours on end in
immersive virtual environments and interact with content in a world that is providing shelter …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a shift from in-person to remote education,
with most students taking classes via video meetings. This change inhibits active class …

In the era of 'metaverse', virtual environments are gaining popularity among new multimedia
contents and are also recognized as a valuable means to deliver emotional content. This is …

Virtual reality (VR) is predicted to create a paradigm shift in education and training, but there
is little empirical evidence of its educational value. The main objectives of this study were to …

The rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technology offers opportunities for a
widespread consumption of VR tourism content. It also presents challenges to better …

A game engine (Gregory 2018) is a software engine/framework mainly designed to develop
video games while providing built-in libraries, tools, and/or components for game …

Virtual Reality (VR) is gaining increasing importance in science, education, and
entertainment. A fundamental characteristic of VR is creating presence, the experience …

The purpose of this research is twofold: firstly, we aim to understand the role of virtual reality
(VR) in influencing tourism consumers' attitudes toward a tourist destination and, secondly …