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

Bas Host, Fabio Campos () and Marnix S. Gisbergen
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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

A chapter in XR and Metaverse, 2025, pp 453-465 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: XR content production; Dementia; XR and quality of life; XR visuals; XR audio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77975-6_34

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