Peripheral responses to a mental-stress inducing virtual environment experience
Michael Meehan, Luigi Pugnetti, Elena Barbieri, Laura Mendozzi, E Carmagnani · 2000
Virtual environments (VEs) are used increasingly in the education and training of people with disabilities. When utilizing these VEs, it is important to know 1) whether they are effective in the manner desired and 2) whether there are side effects from them. This exploratory study looks at both issues. This paper describes a study in which we observe a predictable pattern of both stress related to the content of the VE and a pattern of relaxation over time (30 minutes – 1 hour) in the VE.