Call for action: Advancing research on virtual worlds, health and well-being
- The European Commission has highlighted the need to investigate how the use of virtual worlds may affect users’ well-being.
- Concerns about this question coincide with practical and methodological barriers to the provision of high-quality evidence that can meet policymakers’ needs. To overcome them, researchers and funding agencies should capitalise on practical lessons learned from previous research efforts, in order to prioritise those initiatives with the greater chances of success.
- Future research in this area should take into account the multidimensional and bidirectional nature of potential impacts on users, considering the specific characteristics of the technology, how users engage with it, as well as individual user factors.
- Strategies should be developed to accelerate methodological innovation as well as the translation of research findings into actionable policies.
BARREDA ANGELES Miguel;
SOMIA Tatiana;
DA SILVA Claudia;
AMENDOLA Simone;
BOUCHER Philip;
SCHADE Sven;
2026-02-27
European Commission
JRC144753
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144753,
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