ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
The reality of virtual reality.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.
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- How are woodworking and baking represented as we walk from the workshop to the kitchen? Virtual reality environment modulates the representation of corresponding actions.Psychonomic bulletin & review · 2026Article
- Electrophysiological Correlates of Encoding Indicate Altered Processing but Comparable Subsequent Memory Effects Across Virtual Reality and Desktop-Based Conditions.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Virtual Reality Education Increases Neurologic Immersion and Empathy in Nursing Students.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of early visual processes across presentation modalities: The event-related potential evoked by real-life, virtual reality, and planar objects.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2025Article
- User Experience of Virtual Human and Immersive Virtual Reality Role-Playing in Psychological Testing and Assessment: A Case Study of 'EmpathyVR'.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Brainwave Activity Localization, Mood Symptoms, and Balance Impairment in a Male South African Rugby Player With Persisting Symptoms After Concussion: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Psychophysiological research in real-world environments: methodological perspectives from the SLU Multisensory Outdoor Laboratory.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Visual information processing of 2D, virtual 3D and real-world objects marked by theta band responses: Visuospatial processing and cognitive load as a function of modality.The European journal of neuroscience · 2025Article
- A comparative analysis of face and object perception in 2D laboratory and virtual reality settings: insights from induced oscillatory responses.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- The presence of fear: How subjective fear, not physiological changes, shapes the experience of presence.Journal of experimental psychology. General · 2024Article
- Induced oscillatory brain responses under virtual reality conditions in the context of repetition priming.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- Confirmation of the viability of a metaverse yoga class and investigation into the impact on pain, anxiety, and depression associated with low back pain after engaging in virtual yoga sessions.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Self-Assessed Experience of Emotional Involvement in Sensory Analysis Performed in Virtual Reality.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Virtual vs. real: exploring perceptual, cognitive and affective dimensions in design product experiences.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Therapist perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality exposure therapy.Virtual reality · 2024Article
- Proposing immersive virtual reality scenarios for validating verbal content analysis methods in adult samples.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Distortions to Passage of Time Judgements (POTJ) due to virtual threat are predicted by autonomic activation.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Real-life relevant face perception is not captured by the N170 but reflected in later potentials: A comparison of 2D and virtual reality stimuli.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Promises and Pitfalls of Virtual Reality.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) has become a popular tool for investigating human behavior and brain functions. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether VR constitutes an actual form of reality or is more like an advanced simulation. Determining the nature of VR has been mostly achieved by self-reported presence measurements, defined as the feeling of being submerged in the experience. However, subjective measurements might be prone to bias and, most importantly, do not allow for a comparison with real-life experiences. Here, we show that real-life and VR height exposures using 3D-360° videos are mostly indistinguishable on a psychophysiological level (EEG and HRV), while both differ from a conventional 2D laboratory setting. Using a fire truck, three groups of participants experienced a real-life (
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