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

doi:10.1145/3565698.3565781

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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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI
Subtitle of host publication	Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	170-180
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450398695
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3565698.3565781
Publication status	Published - 22 Oct 2022
Event	10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI, Chinese CHI 2022 - Hybrid, Guangzhou, China Duration: 5 Nov 2022 → 6 Nov 2022

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI, Chinese CHI 2022
Country/Territory	China
City	Hybrid, Guangzhou
Period	5/11/22 → 6/11/22

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© 2022 ACM.

Keywords

Interaction
Literature Review
Meditation
Metaverse
Mindfulness
Virtual Reality

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Wang, X., Mo, X., Fan, M., Lee, L. H., Shi, B., & Hui, P. (2022). Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse: A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI: Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022 (pp. 170-180). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3565698.3565781

Wang, Xian ; Mo, Xiaoyu ; Fan, Mingming et al. / Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse : A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality. Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI: Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. pp. 170-180 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Wang, X, Mo, X, Fan, M, Lee, LH, Shi, B & Hui, P 2022, Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse: A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality. in Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI: Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 170-180, 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI, Chinese CHI 2022, Hybrid, Guangzhou, China, 5/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3565698.3565781

Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse: A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality. / Wang, Xian; Mo, Xiaoyu; Fan, Mingming et al.
Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI: Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022. Association for Computing Machinery, 2022. p. 170-180 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Wang X, Mo X, Fan M, Lee LH, Shi B, Hui P. Reducing Stress and Anxiety in the Metaverse: A Systematic Review of Meditation, Mindfulness and Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of 10th International Symposium of Chinese CHI: Inclusion. Resilience. New Normal, Chinese CHI 2022, Jointly with the International Workshop on Human-Engaged Computing, IWHEC 2022. Association for Computing Machinery. 2022. p. 170-180. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3565698.3565781

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