Frontiers in Virtual Reality

Review

Published on 13 Jun 2025

The evolution of virtual identity: a systematic review of avatar customization technologies and their behavioral effects in VR environments

Hamid Ouhnni
Acim Btissam
Belhiah Meryam
Karim El Bouchti
Zaoui Seghroucheni Yassine
Souad Najoua Lagmiri
Benachir Rigalma
Soumia Ziti

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1496128

6,902 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

Christos Hadjipanayi
Dimitris Sokratous
Christos Kyrlitsias
Domna Banakou
Despina Michael-Grigoriou

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1581240

2,714 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2025

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

Laura Edwards

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1504894

1,313 views

Technology and Code

Published on 05 Jun 2025

Milo: an LLM-based virtual human open-source platform for extended reality

Alon Shoa
Doron Friedman

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1555173

6,484 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Measuring the key components of the user experience in immersive virtual reality environments

Jean Felipe Patikowski Cheiran
Denise Ruschel Bandeira
Marcelo Soares Pimenta

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1585614

6,099 views
2 citations

Methods

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Creating controversy: developing a virtual reality training tool with 360° film to engage in ethnic profiling reform

Bas Böing
Peter W. De Vries
Ellen Giebels

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1451206

1,834 views

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Visual tracking of a moving target in 360-degree virtual reality: Analysis of the effects on attention and mood

T. Sellner
P. Ehmann
J. Spielmann
F. Gogolla
A. Rösgen
J. Mayer
M. A. Schoenfeld
H. Flor

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1575744

1,428 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 May 2025

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

Triton Ong
Julia Ivanova
Hiral Soni
Janelle Barrera
Mollie Cummins
Brandon M. Welch
Brian E. Bunnell

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1595326

4,811 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Strangers and friends meet in virtual reality: the influence of prior acquaintance in social VR scenarios

Esen K. Tütüncü
Ramon Oliva
Mel Slater

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1569708

2,851 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2025

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

Mustafa Kafes
Yusuf Yalcin Ileri

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1411075

7,043 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Are you drunk? No, I am CybAR sick! – interacting with the real world via pass-through augmented reality is a sobering discovery

Attila Bekkvik Szentirmai
Ole Andreas Alsos
Anne Britt Torkildsby
Yavuz Inal

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1533236

2,537 views

Review

Published on 27 May 2025

Assessing virtual reality presence through physiological measures: a comprehensive review

Danping Wang
Yunchao Peng
Lise Haddouk
Nicolas Vayatis
Pierre-Paul Vidal

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1530770

4,354 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

Visual assistance may impede sensorimotor learning during gamified rehabilitation exercises

Yuxuan Huang
Naveen Elangovan
Jürgen Konczak
Victoria Interrante

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1526567

1,851 views

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

A multi-criteria framework for the holistic ergonomic design evaluation of VR products

Akgun Tokatli

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1549963

2,830 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Avatars for the masses: smartphone-based reconstruction of humans for virtual reality

Timo Menzel
Erik Wolf
Stephan Wenninger
Niklas Spinczyk
Lena Holderrieth
Carolin Wienrich
Ulrich Schwanecke
Marc Erich Latoschik
Mario Botsch

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1583474

4,539 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2025

Digital twin embodied interactions design: Synchronized and aligned physical sensation in location-based social VR

Ju Zhang
Fang Ma
Yuke Pi
Haoyang Du
Xueni Pan

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1499845

3,991 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 21 May 2025

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

Shuichi Sasaki
Naonobu Takahira
Chieko Yoda
Takayuki watabe
Risako Nakanishi
Keiichiro Aoki
Michiteru Miyazaki
Syuhei Chiba
Sora Kurosaki
Akari Kobayashi

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1559755

1,301 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 16 May 2025

Psychological evaluation of a virtual connected room from the perspective of we-mode

Yuki Harada
Yoshihiro Sato
Ayumi Kambara
Kazuo Oki
Ryo Takahashi
Nobuyuki Utsumi
Ryuhei Tsuji
Yoshimichi Sato

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1563866

1,318 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Effects of interactive loading interfaces for virtual reality game environments on time perception, cognitive load, and emotions

Yi-Ting Huang
Chih-Chieh Hsu
Tzu-Hsuan Wang

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1540406

5,051 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Inter-brain synchrony in real-world and virtual reality search tasks using EEG hyperscanning

Ashkan F. Hayati
Amit Barde
Ihshan Gumilar
Abdul Momin
Gun Lee
Alex Chatburn
Mark Billinghurst

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1469105

4,530 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Embracing differences in virtual reality: inclusive user-centered design of bimanual interaction techniques

Judith Hartfill
Shirin Hajahmadi
Susanne Schmidt
Gustavo Marfia
Frank Steinicke

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1586875

3,629 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

Satoshi Fukumori
Kayoko Miura
Ayako Takamori
Sadao Otsuka

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1555111

2,068 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 12 May 2025

Analyzing and comparing augmented reality and virtual reality assisted vocabulary learning: a systematic review

Mike Minwen Zhang
Harwati Hashim
Melor Md Yunus

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1522380

6,166 views
5 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 12 May 2025

Rethinking privacy for avatars: biometric and inferred data in the metaverse

Giovanni Sorrentino
Javier López-Guzmán

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1520655

4,616 views
1 citation

850 Publications

volumes

Volume 6 - 2025

The evolution of virtual identity: a systematic review of avatar customization technologies and their behavioral effects in VR environments

Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

Milo: an LLM-based virtual human open-source platform for extended reality

Measuring the key components of the user experience in immersive virtual reality environments

Creating controversy: developing a virtual reality training tool with 360° film to engage in ethnic profiling reform

Visual tracking of a moving target in 360-degree virtual reality: Analysis of the effects on attention and mood

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

Strangers and friends meet in virtual reality: the influence of prior acquaintance in social VR scenarios

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

Are you drunk? No, I am CybAR sick! – interacting with the real world via pass-through augmented reality is a sobering discovery

Assessing virtual reality presence through physiological measures: a comprehensive review

Visual assistance may impede sensorimotor learning during gamified rehabilitation exercises

A multi-criteria framework for the holistic ergonomic design evaluation of VR products

Avatars for the masses: smartphone-based reconstruction of humans for virtual reality

Digital twin embodied interactions design: Synchronized and aligned physical sensation in location-based social VR

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

Psychological evaluation of a virtual connected room from the perspective of we-mode

Effects of interactive loading interfaces for virtual reality game environments on time perception, cognitive load, and emotions

Inter-brain synchrony in real-world and virtual reality search tasks using EEG hyperscanning

Embracing differences in virtual reality: inclusive user-centered design of bimanual interaction techniques

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

Analyzing and comparing augmented reality and virtual reality assisted vocabulary learning: a systematic review

Rethinking privacy for avatars: biometric and inferred data in the metaverse