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Systematic Review

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Evolution and research trends in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry: a systematic review and science mapping approach

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Diego Sornoza-Parrales
Günther Oberdam Baque Vera
María Leonor Parrales Poveda
Tania Maricela Macías-Parrales

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1725875

397 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Identifying barriers and solution strategies for retailers’ adoption of virtual reality shopping– an experts’ perspective

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Sophia Elsholz
Danny Nguyen
Rüdiger Zarnekow

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1721321

676 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2025

Virtual reality as a tool for perceptual evaluation of display characteristics

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Nicolas Visbecq
Mahdiyehsadat Moosavi
Jean-Philippe Farrugia
Frédéric Merienne
Frédéric Rabellino

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1719546

1,154 views

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

A multi-criteria framework for the holistic ergonomic design evaluation of VR products

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Akgun Tokatli

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1549963

2,708 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 24 Apr 2025

From immersive worlds to virtual showrooms: a taxonomy of virtual reality shopping applications

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Sophia Elsholz
Jakob Johannes Korbel
Kevin Pham
Rüdiger Zarnekow

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1558475

2,967 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2025

VR haptics for glovebox operations training

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Jared H. Hornsby
Austin Arnwine
Ashley Stowe
Mary Lin
Chris Mason
Mike Eakins
Devon Veller
Christian Mendoza
David Metcalf
Victor Oriaifo

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1560713

2,851 views

Editorial

Published on 14 Feb 2025

Editorial: Use of AR/MR/VR in the context of occupational safety and health

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Florian Soyka
Peter Nickel
Francisco Rebelo
Aurélien Lux
Andrzej Grabowski

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1528804

2,661 views
6 citations

Editorial

Published on 04 Feb 2025

Editorial: Virtual reality in industry: spotlight on women

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Kay M. Stanney
Dioselin Gonzalez
Amela Sadagic
Carolina Cruz-Neira

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1532834

1,424 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 27 Jan 2025

Metaverse in industrial contexts - a comprehensive review

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Ravdeep Kour
Ramin Karim
Sridharan Naveen Venkatesh
Uday Kumar

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1488926

6,328 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2024

Using virtual reality to support the design of work systems in 3P workshops: a use case from the automotive industry

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Alma F. Hertwig
André Brandewiede
Markus A. Feufel

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1268780

4,122 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2024

Visual perception and user satisfaction in video see-through head-mounted displays: a mixed-methods evaluation

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Jessica de Souza
Robert Tartz

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1368721

6,691 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2024

Acceptance of augmented reality for laboratory safety training: methodology and an evaluation study

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Muhannad Ismael
Roderick McCall
Fintan McGee
Ilyasse Belkacem
Mickaël Stefas
Joan Baixauli
Didier Arl

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1322543

4,916 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2024

Magic NeRF lens: interactive fusion of neural radiance fields for virtual facility inspection

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Ke Li
Susanne Schmidt
Tim Rolff
Reinhard Bacher
Wim Leemans
Frank Steinicke

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1377245

4,866 views
8 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 03 Apr 2024

A real-time digital twin for active safety in an aircraft hangar

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Luke Casey
John Dooley
Michael Codd
Rozenn Dahyot
Marco Cognetti
Thomas Mullarkey
Peter Redmond
Gerard Lacey

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1372923

3,370 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2024

Privacy threats of behaviour identity detection in VR

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Dilshani Kumarapeli
Sungchul Jung
Robert W. Lindeman

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1197547

4,295 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Dec 2023

Job relevance or perceived usefulness? What features of immersive virtual reality software predict intention to use in a future project-based-learning scenario: a mixed method approach

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Alessio Travaglini
Esther Brand
Pascal Meier
Oliver Christ

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2023.1286877

2,851 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2023

RealTHASC—a cyber-physical XR testbed for AI-supported real-time human autonomous systems collaborations

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Andre Paradise
Sushrut Surve
Jovan C. Menezes
Madhav Gupta
Vaibhav Bisht
Kyung Rak Jang
Cong Liu
Suming Qiu
Junyi Dong
Jane Shin

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2023.1210211

4,191 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jul 2023

Designing virtual reality exposure scenarios to treat anxiety in people with epilepsy: Phase 2 of the AnxEpiVR clinical trial

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Samantha Lewis-Fung
Danielle Tchao
Hannah Gabrielle Gray
Emma Nguyen
Susanna Pardini
Laurence R. Harris
Dale Calabia
Lora Appel

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2023.1209535

3,073 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 04 Apr 2023

Design-thinking skill enhancement in virtual reality: A literature study

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Qiner Lyu
Kentaro Watanabe
Hiroyuki Umemura
Akihiko Murai

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2023.1137293

27,254 views
17 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 16 Feb 2023

Ecological validity of virtual reality simulations in workstation health and safety assessment

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Gabin Personeni
Adriana Savescu

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2023.1058790

5,526 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Nov 2022

Forest digital twin as a relaxation environment: A pilot study

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Lukáš Hejtmánek
Martin Hůla
Anna Herrová
Peter Surový

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2022.1033708

8,957 views
21 citations

Perspective

Published on 07 Nov 2022

Use of mixed reality for the training of operators of mobile elevating work platforms with the aim of increasing the level of health and safety at work and reducing training costs

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Paolo Simone Gasparello
Gabriele Facenza
Federico Vanni
Alessandro Nicoletti
Fabio Piazza
Luigi Monica
Sara Anastasi
Alfonso Cristaudo
Massimo Bergamasco

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2022.1034500

2,997 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2022

Is virtual reality the solution? A comparison between 3D and 2D creative sketching tools in the early design process

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Samory Houzangbe
Dimitri Masson
Sylvain Fleury
David Antonio Gómez Jáuregui
Jeremy Legardeur
Simon Richir
Nadine Couture

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2022.958223

6,288 views
26 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2022

Influence of age and industry experience on learning experiences and outcomes in virtual reality mines rescue training

in Virtual Reality in Industry

Shiva Pedram
Stephen Palmisano
Sebastien Miellet
Matthew Farrelly
Pascal Perez

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2022.941225

3,300 views
9 citations

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Evolution and research trends in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry: a systematic review and science mapping approach

Identifying barriers and solution strategies for retailers’ adoption of virtual reality shopping– an experts’ perspective

Virtual reality as a tool for perceptual evaluation of display characteristics

A multi-criteria framework for the holistic ergonomic design evaluation of VR products

From immersive worlds to virtual showrooms: a taxonomy of virtual reality shopping applications

VR haptics for glovebox operations training

Editorial: Use of AR/MR/VR in the context of occupational safety and health

Editorial: Virtual reality in industry: spotlight on women

Metaverse in industrial contexts - a comprehensive review

Using virtual reality to support the design of work systems in 3P workshops: a use case from the automotive industry

Visual perception and user satisfaction in video see-through head-mounted displays: a mixed-methods evaluation

Acceptance of augmented reality for laboratory safety training: methodology and an evaluation study

Magic NeRF lens: interactive fusion of neural radiance fields for virtual facility inspection

A real-time digital twin for active safety in an aircraft hangar

Privacy threats of behaviour identity detection in VR

Job relevance or perceived usefulness? What features of immersive virtual reality software predict intention to use in a future project-based-learning scenario: a mixed method approach

RealTHASC—a cyber-physical XR testbed for AI-supported real-time human autonomous systems collaborations

Designing virtual reality exposure scenarios to treat anxiety in people with epilepsy: Phase 2 of the AnxEpiVR clinical trial

Design-thinking skill enhancement in virtual reality: A literature study

Ecological validity of virtual reality simulations in workstation health and safety assessment

Forest digital twin as a relaxation environment: A pilot study

Use of mixed reality for the training of operators of mobile elevating work platforms with the aim of increasing the level of health and safety at work and reducing training costs

Is virtual reality the solution? A comparison between 3D and 2D creative sketching tools in the early design process

Influence of age and industry experience on learning experiences and outcomes in virtual reality mines rescue training