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Dementia: Where Reality Meets Imagination—Designing XR Soundscapes and Visuals for Dementia Patients

In: XR and Metaverse

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  • Bas Host

    (BUAS - Breda University of Applied Sciences)

  • Fabio Campos

    (BUAS - Breda University of Applied Sciences)

  • Marnix S. Gisbergen

    (BUAS - Breda University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Around 2% of the global population suffers from dementia. Nature-related XR content can improve the quality of life for people with dementia. However, research on dementia raises many challenges around ethical implications, access to the patients and the challenge of capturing their behaviour (due to communication issues). Despite the challenges, a few studies investigated the effect of (nature-based) XR visuals and soundscapes. However, the effect of combining both on patients in advanced stages of dementia has not been investigated. This study investigated the effect of exposure to visuals and the combination of visuals and soundscapes, on the emotions and reactions of the patients. The results indicate that both influence emotion, attention, interest and interaction, but that the combination seems to yield more and longer effects. The results obtained are used to get insights into the potential effects of exposure to nature-related XR media and the observation protocol.

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  • Bas Host & Fabio Campos & Marnix S. Gisbergen, 2025. "Dementia: Where Reality Meets Imagination—Designing XR Soundscapes and Visuals for Dementia Patients," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Timothy Jung & M. Claudia tom Dieck & Seok Chan Jeong & Sung-Hee Kim & Daniel Sahl & S. J. Kim (ed.), XR and Metaverse, pages 453-465, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-77975-6_34
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77975-6_34
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