In a virtual-reality study, researchers discovered that humans are capable of experiencing empathic embarrassment when witnessing robots in embarrassing situations.
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- Health & Medicine
Coventry University Experts Creating Virtual Reality Patients That Health Students Can Touch
Simulation and health experts at Coventry University are working to create simulated patients that students can touch in virtual reality.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Virtual Reality Intervention Reduces Pain and Anxiety in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Venipuncture, Study Shows
A new study has found that immersive virtual reality (IVR) may significantly reduce pain and anxiety in aediatric patients undergoing venipuncture.
Virtual reality makes it possible to systematically control the presentation of different variables, stimuli and distractors.
- Mental Health & Well-Being
Virtual Reality Singing Has Mental Health Benefits, New Research Reveals
by News Releaseby News ReleaseWhen in-person group singing activities were halted during Covid, people tried different ways of keeping their choir activities alive.
- Cyberpsychology & Technology
Virtual Reality Archery Is ‘Braille’ for Orientation of Blind People
by News Releaseby News ReleaseResearchers at the Italian Institute of Technology developed an acoustic virtual reality-based archery game.
Psychology researchers at UC Santa Cruz have found that playing games in virtual reality creates an effect called ‘time compression’, where time goes by.
- Education & Learning
Researchers Highlight 20 Years of Study on the Use of Virtual Reality in Education
An analysis published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning highlights 20 years of research on the use of virtual reality (VR) in K-12 schools and higher education.
- Mind & Brain
‘Universal Law of Touch’ Will Enable New Advances in Virtual Reality
by Psychregby PsychregSeismic waves, commonly associated with earthquakes, have been used by scientists to develop a universal scaling law for the sense of touch.