A separate reality: An update on place illusion and plausibility in virtual reality

M Slater, D Banakou, A Beacco, J Gallego… - Frontiers in virtual …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Measures and modalities in restorative virtual natural environments: An integrative narrative review

T Nukarinen, J Rantala, K Korpela… - Computers in Human …, 2022 - Elsevier
Decades of research in environmental psychology have shown that contact with natural
environments has restorative, stress-ameliorating effects. At present, researchers in the …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of body ownership illusions in virtual reality

A Mottelson, A Muresan, K Hornbæk… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Body ownership illusions (BOIs) occur when participants experience that their actual body is
replaced by a body shown in virtual reality (VR). Based on a systematic review of the …

Comparison of psychedelic and near-death or other non-ordinary experiences in changing attitudes about death and dying

MM Sweeney, S Nayak, ES Hurwitz, LN Mitchell… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Both psychedelic drug experiences and near-death experiences can occasion changes in
perspectives on death and dying, but there have been few direct comparisons of these …

Technological competence is a pre-condition for effective implementation of virtual reality head mounted displays in human neuroscience: a technological review and …

P Kourtesis, S Collina, LAA Doumas… - Frontiers in Human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immersive virtual reality (VR) emerges as a promising research and clinical tool. However,
several studies suggest that VR induced adverse symptoms and effects (VRISE) may …

Near-death experience as a probe to explore (disconnected) consciousness

C Martial, H Cassol, S Laureys, O Gosseries - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Forty-five years ago, the first evidence of near-death experience (NDE) during comatose
state was provided, setting the stage for a new paradigm for studying the neural basis of …

Full body illusion and cognition: A systematic review of the literature

M Pyasik, T Ciorli, L Pia - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, an increasing number of studies employed the full body illusion paradigm
(ie, the experimentally induced illusory ownership over a fake/virtual body) to investigate the …

Metaverse-based virtual reality experience and endurance performance in sports economy: Mediating role of mental health and performance anxiety

Z Huang, DH Choi, B Lai, Z Lu, H Tian - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metaverse sports arena is gaining popularity globally that empowers virtual reality sporting
experience through digital avatars. The main objective of the current study is to explore the …

Psychedelic unselfing: self-transcendence and change of values in psychedelic experiences

J Kähönen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelic experiences have been shown to both facilitate (re) connection to one's values
and change values, including enhancing aesthetic appreciation, promoting pro …

QuickVR: A standard library for virtual embodiment in unity

R Oliva, A Beacco, X Navarro, M Slater - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the last few years the field of Virtual Reality (VR) has experienced significant growth
through the introduction of low-cost VR devices to the mass market. However, VR has been …