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An immersive virtual environment is a computer-generated simulation of a real or imaginary environment that is designed to be experienced in a fully immersive way. This typically involves the use of virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) technologies, which enable the user to experience the virtual environment as if they were physically present in it. Immersive virtual environments can be used for a variety of purposes, such as training, education, entertainment, and research.
In the context of virtual humans, an immersive virtual environment is the virtual world in which the virtual human exists and interacts with other virtual agents or with human users. This environment can be designed to simulate various real-world or imaginary settings, and can include a wide range of features and elements, such as buildings, landscapes, objects, and other virtual agents. The design of the immersive virtual environment can play a significant role in shaping the experience of the virtual human and the interactions that it has with other agents or users. For example, an immersive virtual environment that simulates a busy city street may provide a very different context for the virtual human than an immersive virtual environment that simulates a quiet forest. This can affect the virtual human’s behavior and interactions in a number of ways, such as their spatial behavior, their ability to capture and maintain the user’s attention, and the ecological validity of the virtual human’s behavior.
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T Iachini, S Pagliaro, G Ruggiero – Acta psychologica, 2015 – Elsevier
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N Morina, WP Brinkman, D Hartanto… – … and Health Care, 2015 – content.iospress.com
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X Pan, AFC Hamilton – Frontiers in psychology, 2015 – frontiersin.org
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S Kuriakose, U Lahiri – IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems …, 2015 – ieeexplore.ieee.org
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TD Parsons – Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2015 – frontiersin.org
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PK Josan, P de Leon, P Srivastava – academia.edu
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C Qu, Y Ling, I Heynderickx, WP Brinkman – PloS one, 2015 – journals.plos.org
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K Ma, B Hommel – Consciousness and Cognition, 2015 – Elsevier
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MK Young, JJ Rieser, B Bodenheimer – Proceedings of the ACM …, 2015 – dl.acm.org
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P Fromberger, S Meyer, C Kempf, K Jordan, JL Müller – PloS one, 2015 – journals.plos.org
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S Persky, RL Street Jr – Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2015 – academic.oup.com
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AS Won, J Bailenson, J Lee… – Journal of Computer …, 2015 – academic.oup.com
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