Understanding Vr-Based Investigations For Perceptual Experiences - A Systematic Literature Review On Vr-Based Indoor Comfort Empirical Studies

Virtual Reality is increasingly used to investigate indoor comfort and multisensory perception in the context of the built environment. VR can help researchers overcome challenges in experimental chambers, such as time, cost, and design simulations of real-world complexities. Several studies have investigated how advancements in Immersive Virtual Reality simulations allow users to experience different environments corresponding to occupant comfort, design intentions, energy use behaviour, and cognitive performance. Advancements in research involving environmental simulation are closely linked to VR technological development. This systematic review retrieved 21 VR-based studies investigating indoor multisensory comfort. The review investigated VR headset features and software usage for creating VR scenes. The results highlight technical developments and gaps in VR-based comfort empirical studies using Time Series Analysis, thereby suggesting future directions and VR-based experimental improvements.