Current Peer-Reviewed Immersive Technologies

Resources exploring the latest XR/VR/AR/MR breakthroughs, use‑cases, and design principles in the peer‑reviewed literature.

This collection equips students, faculty, designers, and industry professionals with cutting‑edge research on how immersive technologies are conceived, optimized, and deployed across education, healthcare, industry, and culture. Featured studies span Diminished Reality techniques that selectively remove real‑world elements, optimization‑based Mixed Reality systems such as BlendMR that ambiently fuse digital information with physical objects, and RealityReplay, which captures and re‑presents missed real‑world events through in‑situ MR visualization.

Key papers survey Mixed Reality’s expanding role in remote assistance and training, propose automatic layout adaptation for MR interfaces across changing spaces, and introduce Auptimize, an auditory placement engine that leverages the ventriloquist effect to reduce spatial‑audio localization errors. Additional contributions tackle motion‑aware AR notifications (TurnAware); secure, privacy‑preserving camera access for developers; and foundational analyses of immersion, user cognition, and media relationships.

Education‑focused reviews synthesize immersive technology’s impact on STEM curricula and chart the “MetaUniversity” vision for global XR learning. Cultural heritage research employs bibliometrics to map VR in museum exhibition design, while sustainability studies interrogate how the Metaverse may accelerate progress toward the UN SDGs. Interdisciplinary investigations bridge artificial intelligence, brain–computer interfaces, and extended reality, detailing bi‑directional stimulation frameworks, gaze‑plus‑BCI selection methods, and the Hypersphere neuro‑XR wearable. Finally, system‑level overviews of CAVE environments contrast room‑scale visualization platforms with head‑mounted displays, examining usability, cost, and scientific‑visualization benefits.

This evolving library foregrounds empirical findings and practical guidelines for creating responsive, accessible, and ethically aligned immersive systems. Resources include case studies, systematic reviews, technical frameworks, and design critiques that together foster informed decision‑making about hardware, software, and human‑factor considerations in contemporary XR practice.

Keywords for Searchability:

Immersive Technology, Extended Reality (XR), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), Diminished Reality, Adaptive MR Interfaces, Remote XR Training & Assistance, Spatial Audio Optimization, AI‑XR Integration, Brain–Computer Interfaces, Immersive STEM Education, Metaverse & SDGs, CAVE Systems, Immersive Museum Exhibitions, Privacy & Security in XR

By engaging with these materials, users gain a panoramic view of state‑of‑the‑art immersive research, discover actionable design insights, and cultivate a forward‑looking perspective on how XR technologies can responsibly transform work, learning, and everyday life.