ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Study of Walking, Walkability and Wellbeing in Immersive Virtual Environments.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The use of Virtual Reality (VR) to assess the impact of geographical environments on walking and cycling: a systematic literature review.International journal of health geographics · 2024Pooled it
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- The Use of Virtual Reality to Alter Physical Activity by Targeting the Built Environment.Current environmental health reports · 2025Review
- Evaluating the impact of added greenery on perceived factors of an urban environment in virtual reality.PloS one · 2025Article
- Physical Activity in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Virtual reality assessment of walking in a modifiable urban environment: a feasibility and acceptability study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Neighborhood Environment and Affective Walking Experience: Cluster Analysis Results of a Virtual-Environment-Based Conjoint Experiment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Validation of an immersive virtual reality device accepted by seniors that preserves the adaptive behavior produced in the real world.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Restorative Environment on the Emotional and Cognitive Recovery of Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety and Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Editorial for the Special Issue on "Experiencing the City: The Relation between Urban Design and People's Well-Being".International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perceived Safety and Pedestrian Performance in Pedestrian Priority Streets (PPSs) in Seoul, Korea: A Virtual Reality Experiment and Trace Mapping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recent approaches in the research on walkable environments and wellbeing go beyond correlational analysis to consider the specific characteristics of individuals and their interaction with the immediate environment. Accordingly, a need has been accentuated for new human-centered methods to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying environmental effects on walking and consequently on wellbeing. Immersive virtual environments (IVEs) were suggested as a potential method that can advance this type of research as they offer a unique combination between controlled experimental environments that allow drawing causal conclusions and a high level of environmental realism that supports ecological validity. The current study pilot tested a walking simulator with additional sensor technologies, including biosensors, eye tracking and gait sensors. Results found IVEs to facilitate extremely high tempo-spatial-resolution measurement of physical walking parameters (e.g., speed, number of gaits) along with walking experience and wellbeing (e.g., electrodermal activity, heartrate). This level of resolution is useful in linking specific environmental stimuli to the psychophysiological and behavioral reactions, which cannot be obtained in real-world and self-report research designs. A set of guidelines for implementing IVE technology for research is suggested in order to standardize its use and allow new researchers to engage with this emerging field of research.
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