Borders of physical self in virtual reality: a systematic review of virtual hand position discrepancy detection.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Virtual reality (VR) holds significant promise for psychiatric research, treatment, and assessment. Its unique ability to elicit immersion and presence is important for effective interventions. Immersion and presence are influenced by matching-the alignment between provided sensory information and user feedback, and self-presentation-the depiction of a user's virtual body or limbs. Discrepancies between real and virtual hands can affect the sense of presence and thus treatment efficacy. However, the precise impact of positional offsets in healthy individuals remains under-explored. This review assesses how various factors influence the detection thresholds for positional offsets in VR among healthy subjects.

Methods

A comprehensive database search targeted Engli

SUBMITTER: Antos D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743482 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature