How did you feel during the navigation? Influence of emotions on browsing time and interaction frequency in immersive virtual environments

Immersive virtual environments (IVEs) represent settings that simulate the physical world. Users interacting in such venues commonly display behaviours like ones would occur However, little is known about how affective states experienced while browsing IVEs may turn, influence user’s interactive behaviour. The present research investigates affect terms of arousal and valence generated by influences time interaction frequency. Three studies analyse various facets IVEs. Study 1 cognitive responses shows positively affected self-reported arousal. 2 analyses neurophysiological demonstrates consistent results with 1. It further physiological correlates 3 delves into personal interest, a recurring factor emerged two previous studies, its Findings show high IVE, highly interested users are more likely to browse longer than low-interested users. Overall, behavioural realism evoked involves both users’ actions states. Implications design guidelines foster positive drawn.