scholarly journals Face masks reduce interpersonal distance in virtual reality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon O. H. Kroczek ◽  
Stephanie Boehme ◽  
Andreas Mühlberger
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Viral Transmission ◽  
Virtual Agents ◽  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Compensation Behavior ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Situational Constraints

During the Covid-19 pandemic several behavioral measures have been implemented to reduce viral transmission. While these measures reduce the risk of infections, they may also increase risk behavior. Here, we experimentally investigate the influence of face masks on physical distancing. Eighty-four participants with or without face masks passed virtual agents in a supermarket environment to reach a target while interpersonal distance was recorded. Agents differed in wearing face masks and age (young, elderly). In addition, situational constraints varied in whether keeping a distance of 1.5 m required an effortful detour or not. Wearing face masks (both self and other) reduced physical distancing. This reduction was most prominent when keeping the recommended distance was effortful, suggesting an influence of situational constraints. Similarly, increased distances to elderly were only observed when keeping a recommended distance was effortless. These findings highlight contextual constraints in compensation behavior and have important implications for safety policies.

Effect of Interpersonal Distance on Neural Basis of Self- and Other Representation: Evidence from the oFRN Component

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai YANG ◽  
Xiting HUANG ◽  
Youguo CHEN ◽  
Yuling FU ◽  
Mengchao LIU
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Self And Other

Virtual Reality in Object Location

2021 ◽  
pp. 307-324
Author(s):  
Graciela Lara López
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Object Location ◽  
Virtual Agents ◽  
Intelligent Virtual Agents

Currently, virtual reality (VR) is a computer technology that is growing in terms of developments and discoveries. Virtual reality has been introduced in different areas due to the growing interest it has caused in people. The development of applications with virtual reality is increasingly varied, covering activities, tasks, or processes of everyday life in the fields of industry, education, medicine, tourism, art, entertainment, design, and modeling of objects, among others. This chapter will focus on describing the latest advances and developments in virtual reality within the scope of representing reality in the process of locating objects. With the support of virtual environments and intelligent virtual agents, the author has managed to develop a computational model that generates indications in natural language, for the location of objects considering spatial and cognitive aspects of the users.

scholarly journals Moderators of Social Facilitation Effect in Virtual Reality: Co-presence and Realism of Virtual Agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł M. Strojny ◽  
Natalia Dużmańska-Misiarczyk ◽  
Natalia Lipp ◽  
Agnieszka Strojny
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Social Facilitation ◽  
Virtual Agents ◽  
Facilitation Effect

scholarly journals Do HIV testing and counseling increase risk behavior?

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (9) ◽  
pp. 1297-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Chamot ◽  
D J Laborde ◽  
J C Rice
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Hiv Testing And Counseling ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Testing And Counseling

scholarly journals Oxytocin reduces interpersonal distance: Examining moderating effects of childrearing experiences and interpersonal context in virtual reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madelon M.E. Riem ◽  
Laura E. Kunst ◽  
Francisco D.F. Steenbakkers ◽  
Melissa Kir ◽  
Anton Sluijtman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Interpersonal Context

scholarly journals The effect of gender, religiosity and personality on the interpersonal distance preference: a virtual reality study

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-192
Author(s):  
Javad Hatami ◽  
MohammadHasan Sharifian ◽  
Zahra Noorollahi ◽  
Abolfazl Fathipour
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Interpersonal Distance

The relationship between interpersonal distance and symptoms of schizophrenia according to different emotional categories using virtual reality

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hyouk Park ◽  
So Young Kim ◽  
Jeonghun Ku ◽  
Hee Jeong Jang ◽  
Won Yong Hahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
The Relationship

Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: PRISMA Systematic Review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Pallavicini ◽  
Alessandro Pepe ◽  
Massimo Clerici ◽  
Fabrizia Mantovani
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Virtual Agents ◽  
Medical Education And Training ◽  
And Training

BACKGROUND Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the adoption rate of virtual reality in medicine has seen a massive rise. Many hospitals and medical universities rushed to implement virtual reality to remotely provide medical treatment or medical education and training. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aimed to describe the literature on virtual reality applications during the COVID-19 crisis to treat mental and physical health conditions and for medical education and training. METHODS A systematic search of the literature was made following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. It was pre-registered in the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (INPLASY)— INPLASY202190108. The search databases were PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Medline. The search string was: [(“virtual reality”)] AND [(“COVID-19”)]. RESULTS N=44 studies met inclusion criteria during the period 2020 – 2021. CONCLUSIONS Findings show the benefit of virtual reality for treating several mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, including stress, anxiety, and depression, and for cognitive rehabilitation. Besides, VR was useful to promote physical exercise and for the management of chronic pain. As regards education and training, virtual reality resulted an effective learning tool during the COVID-19 pandemic in many medical areas such as nursing, pediatry,cardiology, and urology. The majority of the retrieved studies recruited young adults. Studies showed the usefulness of VR for the treatment of health problems and for medical education and training both in the format with high immersion (i.e., immersive VR) and in that with a low level of immersion (i.e., desktop VR). Various VR systems (i.e., PC-based, mobile, standalone) and contents (i.e., 360° videos and photos, virtual environments, VR games, embodied virtual agents) showed positive results. Finally, VR has been used successfully in both face-to-face and remote trials.

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