Virtual Bodyworks

research papers

Sep 2020

Virtual body ownership and its consequences for implicit racial bias are dependent on social context

Domna Banakou, Alejandro Beacco, Solène Neyret, Marta Blasco-Oliver, Sofia Seinfeld and Mel Slater

May 2020

Being the Victim of Intimate Partner Violence in Virtual Reality: First- Versus Third-Person Perspective

C. Gonzalez-Liencres, L. E. Zapata, G. Iruretagoyena, S. Seinfeld, L. Perez-Mendez, J. Arroyo-Palacios, D. Borland, M. Slater, and M. V. Sanchez-Vives

Research

Apr 2020

First-Person Virtual Embodiment Modulates the Cortical Network that Encodes the Bodily Self and Its Surrounding Space during the Experience of Domestic Violence

A. W. de Borst, M. V. Sanchez-Vives, M. Slater & B. de Gelder

Research

Apr 2020

An Embodied Perspective as a Victim of Sexual Harassment in Virtual Reality Reduces Action Conformity in a Later Milgram Obedience Scenario

S. Neyret, X. Navarro, A. Beacco, R. Oliva, P. Bourdin, J. Valenzuela, I. Barberia & M. Slater

Research

Mar 2020

Which Body Would You Like to Have? The Impact of Embodied Perspective on Body Perception and Body Evaluation in Immersive Virtual Reality

S. Neyret, A. Bellido Rivas, X. Navarro & M. Slater

Research

Mar 2020

The Ethics of Realism in Virtual and Augmented Reality

M. Slater, C. Gonzalez-Liencres, P. Haggard, C. Vinkers, R. Gregory-Clarke, S. Jelley, Z. Watson, G. Breen, R. Schwarz, W. Steptoe, D. Szostak, S. Halan, D. Fox and J. Silver

Research

Jan 2020

Manipulating the Perceived Shape and Color of a Virtual Limb Can Modulate Pain Responses

M. Matamala-Gomez, B. Nierula, T. Donegan, M. Slater & M. V. Sanchez-Vives

Research

Jul 2019

An experimental study of a virtual reality counselling paradigm using embodied self-dialogue

M. Slater, S. Neyret, T. Johnston, G. Iruretagoyena, M. A. de la Campa Crespo, M. Alabèrnia-Segura, B. Spanlang & G. Feixas

Research

Dec 2018

Decreasing Pain Ratings in Chronic Arm Pain Through Changing a Virtual Body: Different Strategies for Different Pain Types (2018)

M. Matamala-Gomez, A. M. Diaz Gonzalez, M.Slater & M. V. Sanchez-Vives

Research

Aug 2018

Virtually Being Lenin Enhances Presence and Engagement in a Scene From the Russian Revolution

M. Slater, X. Navarro, J. Valenzuela, R. Oliva, A. Beacco, J. Thorn & Z. Watson

Research

Jul 2018

Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial (2018)

D. Freeman, P. Haselton, J. Freeman, B. Spanlang, S. Kishore, E. Albery, M. Denne, P. Brown, M. Slater & A. Nickless

Research

Feb 2018

Offenders become the victim in virtual reality: impact of changing perspective in domestic violence (2018)

S. Seinfeld, J. Arroyo-Palacios, G. Iruretagoyena, R. Hortensius, L. E. Zapata, D. Borland, B. de Gelder, M. Slater & M. V. Sanchez-Vives

Research

Apr 2017

Virtual race transformation reverses racial in-group bias (2017)

B. Hasler, B. Spanlang & M. Slater

Research

Dec 2016

Enhancing our lives with immersive virtual reality (2016)

M. Slater & M. V. Sanchez-Vives

Research

Nov 2016

Virtual Embodiment of White People in a Black Virtual Body Leads to a Sustained Reduction in Their Implicit Racial Bias

D. Banakou, P. D. Hanumanthu & M. Slater

Research

Sep 2015

Conversations between self and self as Sigmund Freud - A virtual body ownership paradigm for self counselling (2015)

S. Adelaide Osimo, R. Pizarro Lozano, B. Spanlang & M. Slater

Research

Jan 2015

Changing bodies changes minds: owning another body affects social cognition

L. Maister, M. Slater, M. V. Sanchez-Vives & M. Tsakiris

Research

Sep 2013

Putting yourself in the skin of a black avatar reduces implicit racial bias

T. C.Peck, S. Seinfeld, S. M. Aglioti & M. Slater

Research

Aug 2013

Experiencing ownership over a dark-skinned body reduces implicit racial bias

L. Maister, N. Sebanz, G. Knoblich & M. Tsakiris

Research

What is "embodiment" in virtual reality?

research papers

Virtual body ownership and its consequences for implicit racial bias are dependent on social context

Being the Victim of Intimate Partner Violence in Virtual Reality: First- Versus Third-Person Perspective

First-Person Virtual Embodiment Modulates the Cortical Network that Encodes the Bodily Self and Its Surrounding Space during the Experience of Domestic Violence

An Embodied Perspective as a Victim of Sexual Harassment in Virtual Reality Reduces Action Conformity in a Later Milgram Obedience Scenario

Which Body Would You Like to Have? The Impact of Embodied Perspective on Body Perception and Body Evaluation in Immersive Virtual Reality

The Ethics of Realism in Virtual and Augmented Reality

Manipulating the Perceived Shape and Color of a Virtual Limb Can Modulate Pain Responses

An experimental study of a virtual reality counselling paradigm using embodied self-dialogue

Decreasing Pain Ratings in Chronic Arm Pain Through Changing a Virtual Body: Different Strategies for Different Pain Types (2018)

Virtually Being Lenin Enhances Presence and Engagement in a Scene From the Russian Revolution

Automated psychological therapy using immersive virtual reality for treatment of fear of heights: a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial (2018)

Offenders become the victim in virtual reality: impact of changing perspective in domestic violence (2018)

Virtual race transformation reverses racial in-group bias (2017)

Enhancing our lives with immersive virtual reality (2016)

Virtual Embodiment of White People in a Black Virtual Body Leads to a Sustained Reduction in Their Implicit Racial Bias

Conversations between self and self as Sigmund Freud - A virtual body ownership paradigm for self counselling (2015)

Changing bodies changes minds: owning another body affects social cognition

Putting yourself in the skin of a black avatar reduces implicit racial bias

Experiencing ownership over a dark-skinned body reduces implicit racial bias