A Virtual Reality and Retailing Literature Review: Current Focus, Underlying Themes and Future Directions

Liangchao Xue (), Christopher J. Parker () and Helen McCormick
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Liangchao Xue: Loughborough University
Christopher J. Parker: Loughborough University
Helen McCormick: The University of Manchester

A chapter in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, 2019, pp 27-41 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This literature review reveals the current research focus, underlying themes and prominent research gaps in the Virtual Reality (VR) literature. 89 journal articles from the 22 years are thematically analysed in order to non-obvious reveal interconnections and themes, including research focus over time and underlying themes by research discipline. Over half of all papers focus on the need to understand the VR shopping consumer, yet no consensus exists as to what the optimal experience is or how to design effective v-Commerce stores. The most prominent research gaps are related to the unique HCI aspects in v-Commerce that influence shopping behaviours. The impact of this review is establishing the current challenges and future directions for academia in order to make v-Commerce a viable reality. Specifically, future research should mainly focus on develop human factor theory in VR shop design (i.e. social dimension, eye-tracking etc.).

Keywords: Virtual reality; Retail; e-Commerce; Human factors; Augmented reality; v-Commerce (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06246-0_3

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