Virtual, mixed, and augmented reality: a systematic review for immersive systems research

Abstract

Immersive systems can be used to capture new data, create new experiences, and provide new insights by generating virtual elements of physical and imagined worlds. Immersive systems are seeing increased application across a broad array of fields. However, in many situations it is unknown if an immersive application performs as well or better than the existing application in accomplishing a specific task. The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the literature that addresses the performance of immersive systems. This review assesses those applications where experiments, tests, or clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the proposed application. This research addresses a broad range of application areas and considers studies that compared one or more immersive systems with a control group or evaluated performance data for the immersive system pre- and post-test. The results identify those applications that have been successfully tested and also delineate areas of future research where more data may be needed to assess the effectiveness of proposed applications.

Appendix: Keywords used in Scopus literature search

((TITLE (“immersive system” OR “virtual reality” OR “mixed reality” OR “augmented reality”) OR ABS (“immersive system” OR “virtual reality” OR “mixed reality” OR “augmented reality”))) AND ((TITLE (“experiment” OR “trial” OR “test”) OR ABS (“experiment” OR “trial” OR “test”))) AND (LIMIT-TO (SRCTYPE, “j”)) AND (EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “MEDI”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “MATH”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “PHYS”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “NEUR”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “MATE”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “BIOC”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “AGRI”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “EART”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “ENVI”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “CENG”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “IMMU”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “DENT”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “PHAR”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “VETE”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “Undefined”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “ENER”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “CHEM”) OR EXCLUDE (SUBJAREA, “ENGI”)) AND (EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2009) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2008) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2007) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2006) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2005) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2004) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2003) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2002) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2001) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 2000) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1999) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1998) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1997) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1996) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1995) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1994) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1993) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1992) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1991) OR EXCLUDE (PUBYEAR, 1984)) AND (EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Computers And Education”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Advanced Oxidation Technologies”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Computer Applications In Engineering Education”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “International Journal Of Online Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Computing In Civil Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Turkish Online Journal Of Educational Technology”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “International Journal Of recent Technology And Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Advanced Engineering Informatics”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Computers In Education Journal”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Computing And Information Science In Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “AES Journal Of The Audio Engineering Society”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Advances In Mechanical Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “International Journal Of Multimedia And Ubiquitous Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Telecommunication Electronic And Computer Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “British Journal Of Educational Technology”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Educational Technology And Society”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Advanced Research In Dynamical And Control Systems”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Medical And Biological Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Professional Issues In Engineering Education And Practice”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Science Education And Technology”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “IEEE Journal On Emerging And Selected Topics In Circuits And Systems”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “International Journal Of Innovative Technology And Exploring Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Journal Of Educational Computing Research”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Annals Of Biomedical Engineering”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “IEEE Transactions On Circuits And Systems For Video Technology”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Interactive Technology And Smart Education”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “International Journal Of Applied Engineering Research”) OR EXCLUDE (EXACTSRCTITLE, “Asia Pacific Education Researcher”)) AND (LIMIT-TO (LANGUAGE, “English”)) AND (LIMIT-TO (DOCTYPE, “ar”) OR LIMIT-TO (DOCTYPE, “re”)).