The Journey From Nonimmersive to Immersive Multiuser Applications in Mental Health Care: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past 25 years, the development of multiuser applications has seen considerable advancements and challenges. The technological development in this field has emerged from simple chat rooms through videoconferencing tools to the creation of complex, interactive, and often multisensory virtual worlds. These multiuser technologies have gradually found their way into mental health care, where they are used in both dyadic counseling and group interventions. However, some limitations in hardware capabilities, user experience designs, and scalability may have hindered the effectiveness of these applications.

Objective

This systematic review aims at summarizing the progress made and the potential future directions in this field while evaluating various factors and

SUBMITTER: Fajnerova I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582485 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature