Groups and Virtual Reality Nature (07-01-24)
Kumpulainen and colleagues evaluated the consequences of groups of people simultaneously experiencing nature scenes (a forest, stream scene filmed in Finland) via virtual reality (VR). They worked with groups of 7 to 10 “participants who experienced a 10-minute session in either a VR nature or a reference room. . . . The VR setup featured a landscape video projected around the participants . . . the reference room utilized the same space but without the VR elements, maintaining a basic meeting room atmosphere with white walls and a quiet setting.