Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies

To reduce serious crashes, contemporary research leverages opportunities provided by technology. A potentially higher added value to reduce road trauma may be hidden in utilising emerging technologies, such as headset-delivered virtual reality (VR). However, there is no study to analyse the applicat...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2957f649e9834fd597bb7b53e463e1bb2021-11-12T04:30:54ZEffects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies2096-579610.1016/j.vrih.2021.05.005https://doaj.org/article/2957f649e9834fd597bb7b53e463e1bb2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096579621000681https://doaj.org/toc/2096-5796To reduce serious crashes, contemporary research leverages opportunities provided by technology. A potentially higher added value to reduce road trauma may be hidden in utilising emerging technologies, such as headset-delivered virtual reality (VR). However, there is no study to analyse the application of such VR in road safety research systematically. Using the PRISMA protocol, our study identified 39 papers presented at conferences or published in scholarly journals. In those sources, we found evidence of VR's applicability in studies involving different road users (drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and passengers). A number of articles were concerned with providing evidence around the potential adverse effects of VR, such as simulator sickness. Other work compared VR with conventional simulators. VR was also contributing to the emerging field of autonomous vehicles. However, few studies leveraged the opportunities that VR presents to positively influence the involved road users' behaviour. Based on our findings, we identified pathways for future research.Daniel VankovDavid JankovszkyKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.articleEmpirical evidenceHeadsetRoad safetySystematic reviewVirtual realityComputer engineering. Computer hardwareTK7885-7895ENVirtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware, Vol 3, Iss 5, Pp 351-368 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic Empirical evidence
Headset
Road safety
Systematic review
Virtual reality
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK7885-7895
spellingShingle Empirical evidence
Headset
Road safety
Systematic review
Virtual reality
Computer engineering. Computer hardware
TK7885-7895
Daniel Vankov
David Jankovszky
Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
description To reduce serious crashes, contemporary research leverages opportunities provided by technology. A potentially higher added value to reduce road trauma may be hidden in utilising emerging technologies, such as headset-delivered virtual reality (VR). However, there is no study to analyse the application of such VR in road safety research systematically. Using the PRISMA protocol, our study identified 39 papers presented at conferences or published in scholarly journals. In those sources, we found evidence of VR's applicability in studies involving different road users (drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and passengers). A number of articles were concerned with providing evidence around the potential adverse effects of VR, such as simulator sickness. Other work compared VR with conventional simulators. VR was also contributing to the emerging field of autonomous vehicles. However, few studies leveraged the opportunities that VR presents to positively influence the involved road users' behaviour. Based on our findings, we identified pathways for future research.
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title Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
title_short Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
title_full Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
title_fullStr Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
title_full_unstemmed Effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: A systematic review of empirical studies
title_sort effects of using headset-delivered virtual reality in road safety research: a systematic review of empirical studies
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