Design and Evaluation of a Loving Kindness Virtual Reality Meditation Experience
María Alejandra Quirós-Ramírez, Paul Vahlenkamp, Stephan Streuber
Journal of Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics November 14, 2022 DOI: 10.3156/jsoft.34.4_697 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparative evaluation study (VR vs. audio meditation) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | The LKM virtual reality experience increased mindfulness, compassion, and relaxation by amounts comparable to an audio meditation, the authors report. They argue the VR format offers advantages over audio-only practice and outline future work. |
Abstract
Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is an ancient meditation technique based on generating kind intentions, compassion, and wishes of well-being towards oneself and others, while visualizing the target individual those intentions are directed to. Regular LKM practice results in more positive emotions, reduction of stress and increase in emotional processing, feelings of compassion and empathy. Here, we present our work in designing and evaluating a Virtual Reality (VR) experience aimed at supporting the LKM. Our results show that the LKM VR experience increases mindfulness, compassion, relaxation, as good as an audio meditation does. We discuss the advantages of the LKM VR experience, and future work.
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