Virtual Worlds, Volume 5, Issue 4

The effects of virtual reality (VR) exergaming on muscular force in children remain unclear. This exploratory randomized controlled trial compared a structured Beat Saber exergaming programme with self-selected recreational VR gaming in male youth ba...

Redirected walking (RDW) enables users to explore virtual environments larger than the physical tracking space by subtly altering the mapping between virtual and physical trajectories. While RDW is widely recognized for physical training, rehabilitat...

Neurofeedback delivered through virtual and mixed reality has moved out of the clinic into sport, classroom, workplace-training, and consumer-wellness settings, but these four streams of literatures grow in near-isolation and cite one another rarely....

As virtual reality (VR) becomes increasingly common in education, a significant share of students experience cybersickness during immersive sessions. This paper presents a framework for assessing cybersickness and pre-configuring VR applications for...

Extended reality (XR) increasingly supports training and cognitive assessment, yet the age sensitivity of its interaction techniques is unclear. This study examined age, digital literacy, and interaction modality as correlates of psychomotor and cogn...

This paper presents findings from a mixed-methods study whose aim was to elicit requirements for a Future Museum ecosystem designed to connect citizen-curated museums, collections, assets, and artefacts with connected heritage experiences, including...

Educational virtual worlds and metaverse environments are increasingly utilized to foster immersive and experiential learning in higher education. However, their instructional efficacy depends not only on visual fidelity and presence, but fundamental...

Parents and primary carers often shape whether Autistic people access, trial, continue, or avoid virtual reality (VR), yet parent-focused evidence on family-level VR adoption remains limited. This exploratory, cross-sectional survey examined parent a...

Smart-city infrastructure is increasingly operated through cyber–physical systems that combine embedded sensing, edge computing, communication networks, automation platforms, and digital-twin environments. The emerging industrial metaverse exte...

Multifunctional material systems increasingly combine several active phases, including photocatalysts, magnetic phases, adsorbents, controlled-release agents, and antimicrobial oxides, within a single encapsulating matrix. This paper presents an augm...

This paper presents the design and formative evaluation of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) lesson prototypes conducted within immersive virtual environments (IVEs) and reports qualitative insights derived from this Research through Design (RtD) p...

Maintaining balance while performing secondary tasks is essential for daily life. The interplay between motor control and cognitive processes during dual tasks remains equivocal, characterized by mixed findings across studies. This pilot study implem...

Conventional fire-safety awareness campaigns built on brochures, leaflets, and instructional videos have shown limited success in developing transferable hazard-recognition skills, and simply moving this content into a virtual reality (VR) headset do...

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction, and psychological symptoms. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether exercise delivered through immersive virtual reali...

Digital twin technologies provide new opportunities for visualizing, analyzing, and managing complex physical systems; however, effective methods are needed to transform digital twin data into immersive environments that support human interaction and...

This work details the design, technical deployment, and empirical validation of X-MAIN (eXtended Reality for Maintenance and Inspection Training), an Extended Reality (XR) environment designed for preventive maintenance and safety protocols in indust...