Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse: A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality

Xian Wang, Xiaoyu Mo, Mingming Fan, Lik Hang Lee, Bertram Shi, Pan Hui

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Meditation, or mindfulness, is widely used to improve mental health. With the emergence of Virtual Reality technology, many studies have provided evidence that meditation with VR can bring health benefits. However, to our knowledge, there are no guidelines and comprehensive reviews in the literature on how to conduct such research in virtual reality. In order to understand the role of VR technology in meditation and future research opportunities, we conducted a systematic literature review in the IEEE and ACM databases. Our process yielded 19 eligible papers and we conducted a structured analysis. We understand the state-of-art of meditation type, design consideration and VR and technology through these papers and conclude research opportunities and challenges for the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI
Subtitle of host publicationInclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages170-180
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781450398695
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI, Chinese CHI 2022 - Hybrid, Guangzhou, China
Duration: 5 Nov 20226 Nov 2022

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI, Chinese CHI 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHybrid, Guangzhou
Period5/11/226/11/22

Keywords

  • Interaction
  • Literature Review
  • Meditation
  • Metaverse
  • Mindfulness
  • Virtual Reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

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