A Multi-Perspective View on Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs)

In recent years, the presence of immersive virtual reality (VR) in everyday life has increased, and VR is also being studied research. However, this research essentially limited to technical issues, while social relevance remains largely unconsidered. Current science on bound an empiricist paradigm; a theoretical framing only done exceptions. This article presents current theories related space landscape research, describes their application potentials, with regard investigation spaces, discusses which positions are suitable for particular VR-related questions. range approaches such as essentialism, positivism, constructivism; critical, conflict, discourse; more-than-representational Phenomenology, Assemblage, Actor-Network-Theory.