Shaping Human-Centered Virtual Worlds
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, 84100 Syros, Greece
3. Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, 57001 Thermi, Greece
4. Pyrseia Informatics, 55134 Kalamaria, Greece
Interests: virtual worlds; metaverse; virtual reality; extended reality; immersion; immersive technologies; serious games; storyliving; virtual cultural heritage; education; training
Interests: virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; natural user interfaces; 3D user interfaces; serious games; digital heritage; intelligent virtual agents
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electronics is pleased to announce a Special Issue dedicated to exploring the intersection of electronics, immersive and emerging technologies, and human-centric virtual worlds. We invite researchers and experts from diverse disciplines to contribute their original research articles, reviews, conceptual frameworks, and case studies. Together, scholars will shape the emerging and innovative ecosystem comprising virtual worlds and the Metaverse.
Objective:
The evolution of immersive and emerging technologies, assisted by enhanced network capabilities, is offering breath-taking services in everyday life. Extended reality applications are empowered by artificial intelligence to achieve increased societal impact. Multisensory developments, such as those involving haptics and smells, offer even more realistic and immersive experiences, as well as even more accessible and inclusive services and products. This Special Issue aims to shed light on innovative research that harnesses the potential of electronics, computer science, and human–computer interaction to shape even more human-centered virtual worlds in everyday life. We seek contributions that highlight and define the transformative role of technology in tackling challenges related to the human-centricity of the virtual worlds. This Issue will provide a space to explore interdisciplinary approaches and conceptual frameworks, showcase practical experiences, and foster collaboration between practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and professionals under the prism of electronics, computer sciences, social sciences, and virtual worlds.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews. Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Extended reality;
- Virtual reality;
- Virtual worlds;
- Metaverse;
- Human–computer interaction;
- User interfaces;
- Storyliving;
- Serious games;
- Immersion;
- Cultural heritage;
- Training and education;
- Health and medicine;
- Sports and e-sports;
- Multisensory experiences;
- Haptics;
- Smell, scent, and olfaction;
- Innovative business models in virtual worlds;
- Accessibility and inclusion;
- Conceptual and human-centric frameworks;
- Ethical considerations;
- Policymaking.
Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis
Dr. Spyros Vosinakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electronics
- virtual worlds
- immersive technologies
- human–computer interaction
- virtual reality
- multisensory
- human-centric design
- extended reality
- interdisciplinary
- conceptual framework
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