This paper reviews the move from virtual reality exposure-based therapy to augmented
reality exposure-based therapy (ARET). Unlike virtual reality (VR), which entails a complete …

This survey paper discusses the three-dimensional image processing challenges posed by
present and future immersive telecommunications, especially immersive video conferencing …

Virtual environments, such as online games and web-based chat rooms, increasingly allow
us to alter our digital self-representations dramatically and easily. But as we change our self …

Online survey data were collected from 30,000 users of Massively Multi-User Online Role-
Playing Games (MMORPGs) over a three year period to explore users' demographics …

In this article, we provide the nontechnical reader with a fundamental understanding of the
components of virtual reality (VR) and a thorough discussion of the role VR has played in …

Investigating virtual environments has become an increasingly interesting research topic for
engineers, computer and cognitive scientists, and psychologists. Although there have been …

Every day, millions of users [1, 2] interact, collaborate, and form relationships with each other
through avatars in online environments known as Massively Multi-User Online Role-Playing …

In social psychology, perspective-taking has been shown to be a reliable method in
reducing negative social stereotyping. These exercises have until now only relied on asking …

Computer-mediated communication systems known as collaborative virtual environments
(CVEs) allow geographically separated individuals to interact verbally and nonverbally in a …

Virtual Worlds have not been deployed widely in collaborative design, and their respective
value is largely unknown. In this paper we make a combined use of established principles in …