As guest editor for Frontiers in Virtual Reality, I am excited to collaborate with Dr. Nishtha Lamba, Dr. Domna Banakou, and Dr. Sofia Seinfeld to explore the transformative potential of virtual reality in enhancing the ‘self’.
Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows users to experience realistic virtual scenarios that might be too difficult, daunting, or implausible to experience in real life. This aspect of VR has been used to great effect when treating anxiety disorders or phobias, as well as investigating interpersonal and social behaviour. Virtual reality has been previously used, for instance, to enhance self-efficacy, self-motivation, and well-being in the workplace, as well as to reduce apathy in geriatric care, among other applications.
We invite submissions from authors exploring approaches towards improving the ‘self’ using VR or augmented reality (or generally in XR). Submissions may include experimental research studies, systematic reviews, and conceptual contributions towards technology-based approaches to psychological interventions. Considering the novelty of such topics and the need for a generalised understanding of the underlying mechanisms, we also encourage authors to conduct replications of previous studies in the field.
Click here to find out more and submit your work: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/50472/understanding-and-improving-the-self-using-immersive-virtual-reality