Immersive virtual reality (VR) for digital media making: transmediation is key

A Study on Immersion and VR Sickness in Walking Interaction for Immersive Virtual Reality Applications

This study analyzes walking interaction to enhance the immersion and minimize virtual reality (VR) sickness of users by conducting experiments. In this study, the walking interaction is composed of three steps using input devices with a simple structure that can be easily used by anyone. The first step consists of a gamepad control method, which is the most popular but has low presence. The sec...

High Fidelity Immersive Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is now used as an aid to teaching and practice in a wide range of fields. In education, surgery, architecture and many other disciplines, virtual reality provides a tool that allows users to experience situations that could not be readily reproduced in the real world. As virtual reality technology becomes more pervasive, there will be a rising demand for improvements in the qual...

Immersive Virtual Reality for Pediatric Pain

Children must often endure painful procedures as part of their treatment for various medical conditions. Those with chronic pain endure frequent or constant discomfort in their daily lives, sometimes severely limiting their physical capacities. With the advent of affordable consumer-grade equipment, clinicians have access to a promising and engaging intervention for pediatric pain, both acute a...

Immersive Virtual Reality, Presence and Engagement: What is the Pedagogic Value of Immersive Virtual Worlds?

This proposal for research sets out the purported generational and technological issues that might influence engagement with education in virtual reality. It examines the pedagogical questions that might emerge in the course of this research with particular reference to that of communal constructivist theory and information and communications technology pedagogy in online learning. The chosen r...

Enhancing Our Lives with Immersive Virtual Reality