The field of immersive technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), is rapidly advancing with a focus on improving user experience and interaction. Recent studies have explored the effects of VR on perceived body size and the potential for VR-induced depth compression to alter body-environment relationships. Other research has investigated the use of multimodal feedback, including haptic and visual cues, to enhance task guidance and spatial precision in AR environments. Additionally, innovations in motion cueing algorithms and cooperative robotic guidance systems are being developed to reduce motion sickness and improve surgical outcomes.

Noteworthy papers include: Unwinding Rotations Reduces VR Sickness in Nonsimulated Immersive Telepresence, which found that unwinding rotations can increase user comfort and reduce VR sickness. MIRAGE: Patient-Specific Mixed Reality Coaching for MRI via Depth-Only Markerless Registration and Immersive VR, which demonstrated the potential for mixed reality coaching to reduce patient anxiety and improve MRI outcomes. Reducing Discomfort in Driving Simulators: Motion Cueing for Motion Sickness Mitigation, which proposed a motion cueing algorithm that reduces motion sickness by over 50% without compromising fidelity.