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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2019

Can Simulated Nature Support Mental Health? Comparing Short, Single-Doses of 360-Degree Nature Videos in Virtual Reality With the Outdoors.

Matthew H E M Browning, Katherine J Mimnaugh, Carena J van Riper, Heidemarie K Laurent, Steven M LaValle

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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134 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Restorative Effects of Biophilic Workplace and Nature Exposure during Working Time: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  8. Biophilic Experience-Based Residential Hybrid Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Virtual reality relaxation for the general population: a systematic review.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Matthew H E M BrowningVirtual Reality & Nature (VRN) Lab, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
Katherine J MimnaughVirtual Reality & Nature (VRN) Lab, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
Carena J van RiperDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.
Heidemarie K LaurentDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
Steven M LaValleCenter for Ubiquitous Computing, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature exposure in virtual reality (VR) can provide emotional well-being benefits for people who cannot access the outdoors. Little is known about how these simulated experiences compare with real outdoor experiences. We conduct an experiment with healthy undergraduate students that tests the effects of 6 min of outdoor nature exposure with 6 min of exposure to a 360-degree VR nature video, which is recorded at the outdoor nature exposure location. Skin conductivity, restorativeness, and mood before and after exposure are measured. We find that both types of nature exposure increase physiological arousal, benefit positive mood levels, and are restorative compared to an indoor setting without nature; however, for outdoor exposure, positive mood levels increase and for virtual nature, they stay the same. The nature-based experience shows benefits above and beyond the variance explained by participants' preferences, nature and VR experiences, and demographic characteristics. Settings where people have limited access to nature might consider using VR nature experiences to promote mental health.

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affectnature exposuresimulated natureskin conductancevirtual reality

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PMID32010003
PMCPMC6974516

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