I am a design student in the Netherlands currently writing my thesis about ''the healing properties of immersive art experiences and installations''.
Emotions and personal insight from the audience are key components that I want to study. Specifically how these other worlds relief stress and are decontextualizing.
However, the immersive art I want to study is quite specific. It is spatial installations, where the whole space is transformed and the viewer finds himself in another world basically- Moew Wolf, Karmanoia (Tilburg), Jardin d’hiver-Jean du Buffet.
Do you know of any studies or assessments to audiences perceptions/ reactions/ feelings that go into such ''experiences''?
Thank you
Hello Kristina, very interesting thesis subject! It has been argued that immersive -learning- experiences can elicit poweful emotions with transformational impact and lasting duration [1,2]. Therapy and (enduring) healing effects are one step further for specific health conditions. I recommend searching in the healthcare literature, e.g. [3,4]. Good luck!
[1] Mystakidis, S., & Lympouridis, V. (2023). Immersive Learning. Encyclopedia, 3(2), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3020026
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[2] Mystakidis, S., Berki, E., & Valtanen, J.-P. (2021). Deep and Meaningful E-Learning with Social Virtual Reality Environments in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review. Applied Sciences, 11(5), 2412. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052412
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[3] Meyerbröker, K., & Emmelkamp, P. M. G. (2010). Virtual reality exposure therapy in anxiety disorders: a systematic review of process‐and‐outcome studies. Depression and Anxiety, 27(10), 933–944. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20734
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[4] Petrigna, L., & Musumeci, G. (2022). The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 7(3), 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk7030063
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