An interaction design model for virtual reality mindfulness meditation using imagery‐based transformation and positive feedback
Yingying She, Qing Wang, Fang Liu, Lin Lin, Baorong Yang, B. Hu
Comput. Animat. Virtual Worlds May 18, 2023 DOI: 10.1002/cav.2184 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The proposed VR mindfulness meditation design can effectively alleviate anxiety and provide emotional relief. |
Abstract
In recent years, mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular as a way to relieve negative emotions. Although many studies have shown the advantages of the most immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies to support mindfulness meditation, few have summarized a standardized process for developing a VR tool to aid mindfulness meditation. We propose an interaction design model for VR mindfulness meditation using imagery‐based transformation and positive feedback to help users quickly soothe their negative emotions. Based on the traditional mindfulness meditation model, we propose the three detailed transformational steps to build (1) an interaction guidance process, (2) an interaction experience context, and (3) an interaction feedback mechanism. We build two scenarios based on them. Our experimental results suggest that our design can effectively alleviate a user's anxiety and provide emotional relief. Our insights on the transformation model of VR mindfulness meditation can be applied in related research, providing an effective reference model for VR mindfulness meditation systems, while providing new ideas for non‐pharmacological interventions in psychotherapy.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
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- The Impact of Multimodal Design in Virtual Reality on Mindfulness Experiences Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing June 25, 2025
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