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Systematic Review

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Immersive technologies for evaluating industrial safety training in high-risk environments: a review on opportunities and challenges

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

André Cordeiro
Yasmim Ferreira
Regina Leite
Lucas Almeida
Márcio Catapan
Alexandre Siqueira
Tiago Silva
Ingrid Winkler

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1726058

339 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

The Balance Between Clashing Visual and Idiothetic Cues During Path Integration with Redirected Walking

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Guy Lavy
Shachar Maidenbaum

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Review

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Assessing and Enhancing the Ecological Validity of Human Locomotion in Virtual Reality

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Kazuyuki Sato
Yuki Suda
Takahiro Higuchi

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

180 views

Systematic Review

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Charting the landscape of presence in virtual reality research: a bibliometric review

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Philip Williams
Michelle A. Kelly
Debra Rowett
Ian Gwilt

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1691240

878 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Honey-pot effect on pedestrian attention to public displays in a virtual environment: head turns, walking past, and direct approaches

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Noko Kuratomo
Christian Kray
Keiichi Zempo

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1714725

743 views

Correction

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Correction: Midlife challenges in speech perception in spatial noise under virtual reverberant environments

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Mali Harshada
Arivudai Nambi Pitchaimuthu
K. V. Nisha

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1755815

481 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Dec 2025

“Virtual unreality”: unreal augmentation of perception and action must fit the task to be beneficial

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Robin Neuhaus
Ronda Ringfort-Felner
Jochen Feitsch
Gabriel Kempken
Sarvesh Dakhane
Marc Hassenzahl

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1658463

969 views

Correction

Published on 01 Dec 2025

Correction: Task load affects tool embodiment during virtual tool-use in young and older adults

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Amir Jahanian-Najafabadi
Dennis Küster
Felix Putze
Ben Godde

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1742797

497 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Quantifying neck muscle activity during head fixation in VR

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Guanlin Li
Florian Weidner
Jinghui Hu
Hans Gellersen

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1682866

1,005 views

Perspective

Accepted on 27 Nov 2025

The Canaries' Experience: Saving Lives through a True Events Based Virtual Reality Experience A multidisciplinary approach using avatars in suicide prevention and intervention

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Salma Shalaby
Pooja Saini
Oladayo Bifarin
Ryan Ward
Niall McCann

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Midlife challenges in speech perception in spatial noise under virtual reverberant environments

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Mali Harshada
Arivudai Nambi Pitchaimuthu
K. V. Nisha

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1691731

897 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Differences in drivers’ dependence on AR warning information in urban driving environments: the role of driving experience

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Faren Huo
Rubanka Alla

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1638823

1,206 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Energy expenditure during virtual reality exergaming in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

N. D. Chernik
S. Gonzalez
R. Stout
A. Lopez

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1629297

1,236 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

The impact of virtual map visual design and landmark description location on users’ wayfinding visual search performance and experience in intelligent shopping guide terminals

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Le Xu
Weimin Zhai

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1622522

999 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

The sensorimotor basis of subjective experience in social synchronization behavior

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Jan P. Bremer
Marius S. Knorr
Florian Göschl
Alexander Maÿe
Andreas K. Engel
Till R. Schneider

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1619710

740 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Examining immersive audio’s role in flow and gaze behavior in pseudo-VR environments

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Quncan Huang
Zhenzhen Li

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1691405

1,904 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Effects of storytelling on user experience and performance in VR: a case study of Steady the drums!

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Klara Žnideršič
Zala Pregelj
Matevž Pesek

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1674655

1,551 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

The impact of audience avatar movements on presence in virtual live events

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Yang Guang
Sho Sakurai
Kohei Matsumura
Yuki Okafuji

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1655545

1,387 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

Feasibility and acceptability of an immersive puzzle-based virtual reality activity for community-dwelling older adults

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Yongseop Kim
Junhyoung Kim
Jaehyun Kim
Chungsup Lee
Marcia G. Ory

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1655981

1,371 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Comparing mixed reality use in ecologically distinct urban sites: embodied tools for participatory environmental design

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Kaan Karabagli
Ethem Gurer

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1628312

1,713 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Does contextual learning matter in fire hazard recognition awareness campaigns?

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Tauqeer Faiz
Mark Kit Tsun Tee
Abdullah Al Mahmud

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1638300

1,319 views

Review

Published on 27 Oct 2025

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the technology, opportunities, challenges, and implications for society of the metaverse

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Mel Slater
Michele Di Dalmazi
Doron Friedman
Jessica Galissaire
Henri Isaac
Anna Kobusinska
Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella-Martinez
Lucio Lamberti
Jean-François Lucas
Omar Aziz Niamut

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1566419

4,433 views

Perspective

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

J. N. Nielsen

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1653648

1,372 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Oct 2025

Influence of mental effort on sound evaluations in virtual and real experimental environments

in Virtual Reality and Human Behaviour

Hendrik Himmelein
Markus von Berg
Christoph Pörschmann
Jochen Steffens

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1672595

1,314 views

435 articles

articles

Immersive technologies for evaluating industrial safety training in high-risk environments: a review on opportunities and challenges

The Balance Between Clashing Visual and Idiothetic Cues During Path Integration with Redirected Walking

Assessing and Enhancing the Ecological Validity of Human Locomotion in Virtual Reality

Charting the landscape of presence in virtual reality research: a bibliometric review

Honey-pot effect on pedestrian attention to public displays in a virtual environment: head turns, walking past, and direct approaches

Correction: Midlife challenges in speech perception in spatial noise under virtual reverberant environments

“Virtual unreality”: unreal augmentation of perception and action must fit the task to be beneficial

Correction: Task load affects tool embodiment during virtual tool-use in young and older adults

Quantifying neck muscle activity during head fixation in VR

The Canaries' Experience: Saving Lives through a True Events Based Virtual Reality Experience A multidisciplinary approach using avatars in suicide prevention and intervention

Midlife challenges in speech perception in spatial noise under virtual reverberant environments

Differences in drivers’ dependence on AR warning information in urban driving environments: the role of driving experience

Energy expenditure during virtual reality exergaming in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

The impact of virtual map visual design and landmark description location on users’ wayfinding visual search performance and experience in intelligent shopping guide terminals

The sensorimotor basis of subjective experience in social synchronization behavior

Examining immersive audio’s role in flow and gaze behavior in pseudo-VR environments

Effects of storytelling on user experience and performance in VR: a case study of Steady the drums!

The impact of audience avatar movements on presence in virtual live events

Feasibility and acceptability of an immersive puzzle-based virtual reality activity for community-dwelling older adults

Comparing mixed reality use in ecologically distinct urban sites: embodied tools for participatory environmental design

Does contextual learning matter in fire hazard recognition awareness campaigns?

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the technology, opportunities, challenges, and implications for society of the metaverse

Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry

Influence of mental effort on sound evaluations in virtual and real experimental environments