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SUBMITTER: Browning MHEM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6974516 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Browning Matthew H E M MHEM Mimnaugh Katherine J KJ van Riper Carena J CJ van Riper Carena J CJ Laurent Heidemarie K HK LaValle Steven M SM
Frontiers in psychology 20200115
Nature exposure in virtual reality (VR) can provide emotional well-being benefits for people who cannot access the outdoors. Little is known about how these simulated experiences compare with real outdoor experiences. We conduct an experiment with healthy undergraduate students that tests the effects of 6 min of outdoor nature exposure with 6 min of exposure to a 360-degree VR nature video, which is recorded at the outdoor nature exposure location. Skin conductivity, restorativeness, and mood be ...[more]