Virtual Worlds, Volume 4, Issue 4

Background: The consequences of video games have been a hotly debated topic in recent decades. While the media tend to focus on and publicize the alleged negative effects of video games, the empirical literature continues to research to illustrate th...

Egocentric hand gesture recognition is vital for natural human–computer interaction in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) systems. However, most deep learning models struggle to balance accuracy and efficiency, limiting real-time use on wear...

Along with the rapid advancement of Virtual Reality (VR) and the metaverse, interest in this technology has surged among game developers and in fields such as education and healthcare. VR has enabled the rise in immersive, gamified activities, whethe...

Technologies such as XR (Extended Reality), in the form of VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and MR (Mixed-Reality), are being researched for their potential to support higher education. XR offers novel opportunities for improving understa...

Geopolitical disruptions such as trade wars, sanctions, and political instability threaten global supply chain (SC) resilience. As a result, multinational corporations face financial losses, operational delays, and strategic uncertainties, creating a...

To develop a full-color laser virtual reality head-mounted display (VR-HMD), a white laser light source, obtained by overlapping red–green–blue (RGB) lasers, is necessary. Although many studies on VR-HMD incorporating RGB lasers have been...

Modern myoelectric prostheses remain difficult to control, particularly during rehabilitation, leading to high abandonment rates in favor of static devices. This highlights the need for advanced controllers that can automate some motions. This study...

With origins in video gaming, 3D virtual worlds (VWs) are digital environments where people engage and interact synchronously using digital characters called avatars. VWs may have future potential for delivering youth mental health (YMH) services. De...

Introduction: The integration of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) into teacher education is a significant innovation that can enhance the learning and practical training of future teachers. IVR enables highly interactive, immersive experiences in simu...

Digital twins are increasingly utilized across all lifecycle stages of physical entities. Augmented reality (AR) offers real-time immersion into three-dimensional (3D) data, which provides an immersive experience with dynamic, high-quality, and multi...

The Gaia System is a tabletop projection mapping system for museum exhibitions, now in its third iteration and installed at the Sortland Museum (Norway). It presents socio-economic, environmental, and historical topics through an interactive spatial...

Pediatric diffuse midline gliomas in the brainstem (bDMGs) are malignant primary brain neoplasms with poor prognosis. Conventional dogma cites that biopsy procedures have risks of devastating injury to the eloquent brainstem and have no direct benefi...

This feasibility study explored the integration of physiological monitoring into a virtual reality (VR) intervention for pediatric pain management. The goal of this study is to identify a feasible strategy for collecting physiologic data in the conte...

Emerging virtual reality (VR) technologies provide objective and immersive methods for assessing cognitive–motor function, particularly in elite sport. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of VR-based cognitive–motor assessme...

Colour is a fundamental determinant of affective experience in immersive virtual reality (VR), yet the emotional and physiological impact of individual hues remains poorly characterised. This study investigated how fifteen calibrated Munsell hues inf...

Background: Young children have experienced increased emotional difficulties, including anxiety, emotion dysregulation, and tantrums. Limited access to mental health services has created an urgent need for accessible interventions to equip profession...

Background: Virtual reality has been shown to reduce pain during labour. We aimed to determine whether virtual reality reduces analgesia use and shortens labour duration. Methods: A non-randomised pilot study was conducted, using a matched case&ndash...