Extended Reality (XR) and User Experience (UX) Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 361
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Interests: computer-assisted education; user interface; simulation and training; robotics; personal mobility; machine learning; virtual and augmented reality
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Interests: XR; digital game; HCI; IxD in education
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue on "Extended Reality (XR) and User Experience (UX) Technologies", and we cordially invite researchers, practitioners, and developers to submit their original work.
Extended Reality (XR), encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), is rapidly transforming how humans interact with digital content and the physical world. As XR technologies continue to evolve, so do the challenges and opportunities for creating engaging, intuitive, and accessible user experiences.
This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge research, novel applications, and theoretical advancements at the intersection of XR and user experience (UX). We seek submissions that investigate new interaction techniques, usability and accessibility considerations, system evaluations, content design, human–computer interactions (HCIs), and the psychological and social impacts of XR systems.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel user interfaces and interaction paradigms in XR;
- UX evaluation methods and metrics for immersive environments;
- Adaptive and personalized XR experiences;
- Haptics, audio, and multimodal feedback in XR;
- User behavior and engagement in virtual and augmented environments;
- Accessibility and inclusivity in XR design;
- Applications in education, healthcare, entertainment, and industry;
- Cognitive and emotional aspects of XR user experience;
- Ethical and privacy considerations in XR interactions.
Submission Guidelines and Important Dates
(Included here are submission deadlines, review process timelines, publication dates, and instructions or links to submission platforms.)
We welcome original research articles, case studies, and survey papers. All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process.
Join us in shaping the future of XR and user experience by contributing your work to this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Katashi Nagao
Dr. Hiroyuki Mitsuhara
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- extended reality
- user experience
- human–computer interaction
- body/hand tracking
- haptics
- emotional interaction
- psychophysiology
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