Can extended reality in the metaverse revolutionise health communication?

Author(s)
Adela Plechata, Guido Makransky, Robert Böhm
Abstract

In the metaverse, users will actively engage with 3D content using extended reality (XR). Such XR platforms can stimulate a revolution in health communication, moving from information-based to experience-based content. We outline three major application domains and describe how the XR affordances (presence, agency and embodiment) can improve healthy behaviour by targeting the users’ threat and coping appraisal. We discuss how health communication via XR can help to address long-standing health challenges.

Organisation(s)
Department of Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology
External organisation(s)
University of Copenhagen
Journal
npj Digital Medicine
Volume
5
No. of pages
4
ISSN
2398-6352
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00682-x
Publication date
09-2022
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
501021 Social psychology
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Medicine (miscellaneous), Computer Science Applications
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/can-extended-reality-in-the-metaverse-revolutionise-health-communication(167e749a-5e64-4536-8e04-847c7ea30c16).html