Using Immersive Virtual Reality to Enhance Social Interaction Among Older Adults: A Cross-Site Investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Virtual reality (VR) applications are increasingly being targeted toward older adults as a means to maintain physical and cognitive skills and to connect with others, especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 era. Our knowledge about how older adults interact with VR is limited, however, since this is an emerging area and the related research literature is still rather slim. The current study focused specifically on older adults' reactions to a social-VR environment, examining participant's views about the possibility of meaningful interactions in this format, the impacts of social-VR immersion on mood and attitude, and features of the VR environment that affected these outcomes.

Research design and methods

The researchers designed a novel soci

SUBMITTER: Kalantari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10198775 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature