Table 1 Descriptions of the four different test conditions.

From: Investigating the role of auditory and visual sensory inputs for inducing relaxation during virtual reality stimulation

Sensory inputs (condition)

Devices used

Condition description

Audiovisual (AV)

Head-Mounted Display & Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Participants received both the 360° video and corresponding sound through the head-mounted display and noise-cancelling headphones

Auditory only (A only)

Noise-Cancelling Headphones Only

Participants received only the audio through the noise-cancelling headphones without wearing the head-mounted display

Visual only (V only)

Head-Mounted Display Only

Participants received only the 360° video visually through the head-mounted display without wearing the noise-cancelling headphones

Control

No Head-Mounted Display & No Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Participants did not receive any video or sound and did not wear the head-mounted display nor the noise-cancelling headphones. Participants were not blindfolded and did not wear earplugs.

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