Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions

Mark R. Costa; Dessa Bergen-Cico; Rachel Razza; Leanne Hirshfield; Qiu Wang

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_14

Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions

Mark R. Costa, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Rachel Razza, Leanne Hirshfield, Qiu Wang

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Abstract

Novice meditators often find it difficult to tune out external distractions which hinders their ability to engage in mindfulness practice. The problem is further exacerbated by stress and directed attention fatigue. Researchers and tech companies are experimenting with nature-inspired themes to improve the meditation session quality. In this paper, we discuss our pilot experiment, using nature inspired virtual reality themes to create an idealized space for meditation. Our results indicate that the participants found the space restorative and that the perceived restorativeness was positively correlated with the perception of the depth or quality of the meditation session. We also found that a majority of participants experienced a reduction in baseline tonic electrodermal activity as well as frequency of skin conductance responses; however, neither electrodermal measure of arousal was significantly correlated with any of the self-report measures.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers
Subtitle of host publication	Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Constantine Stephanidis, Don Harris, Wen-Chin Li, Dylan D. Schmorrow, Cali M. Fidopiastis, Panayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou, Andri Ioannou, Xiaowen Fang, Robert A. Sottilare, Jessica Schwarz
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	176-189
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9783030601270
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_14
State	Published - 2020
Event	22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction,HCII 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: Jul 19 2020 → Jul 24 2020

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12425 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction,HCII 2020
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	7/19/20 → 7/24/20

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Costa, M. R., Bergen-Cico, D., Razza, R., Hirshfield, L., & Wang, Q. (2020). Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions. In C. Stephanidis, D. Harris, W.-C. Li, D. D. Schmorrow, C. M. Fidopiastis, P. Zaphiris, A. Ioannou, A. Ioannou, X. Fang, R. A. Sottilare, & J. Schwarz (Eds.), HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings (pp. 176-189). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12425 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_14

Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions. / Costa, Mark R.; Bergen-Cico, Dessa ; Razza, Rachel et al.
HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Constantine Stephanidis; Don Harris; Wen-Chin Li; Dylan D. Schmorrow; Cali M. Fidopiastis; Panayiotis Zaphiris; Andri Ioannou; Andri Ioannou; Xiaowen Fang; Robert A. Sottilare; Jessica Schwarz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. p. 176-189 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12425 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Entry/Poem › Conference contribution

Costa, MR, Bergen-Cico, D , Razza, R, Hirshfield, L & Wang, Q 2020, Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions. in C Stephanidis, D Harris, W-C Li, DD Schmorrow, CM Fidopiastis, P Zaphiris, A Ioannou, A Ioannou, X Fang, RA Sottilare & J Schwarz (eds), HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12425 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 176-189, 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction,HCII 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7/19/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_14

Costa MR, Bergen-Cico D , Razza R, Hirshfield L, Wang Q. Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions. In Stephanidis C, Harris D, Li WC, Schmorrow DD, Fidopiastis CM, Zaphiris P, Ioannou A, Ioannou A, Fang X, Sottilare RA, Schwarz J, editors, HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2020. p. 176-189. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-60128-7_14

Costa, Mark R. ; Bergen-Cico, Dessa ; Razza, Rachel et al. / Perceived Restorativeness and Meditation Depth for Virtual Reality Supported Mindfulness Interventions. HCI International 2020 – Late Breaking Papers: Cognition, Learning and Games - 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020, Proceedings. editor / Constantine Stephanidis ; Don Harris ; Wen-Chin Li ; Dylan D. Schmorrow ; Cali M. Fidopiastis ; Panayiotis Zaphiris ; Andri Ioannou ; Andri Ioannou ; Xiaowen Fang ; Robert A. Sottilare ; Jessica Schwarz. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. pp. 176-189 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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