virtual nature
虚拟自然：以数字技术（VR、360° 视频、大屏显示等）模拟的自然环境，作为一种设计干预手段，提供真实自然环境带来的心理、情绪和生理效益。在 HCI 与 UX 研究中是常见的研究与设计对象。
English Definition
"Digital representations of natural environments — e.g., VR scenes, 360° videos, large displays of natural imagery — designed to deliver the psychological, emotional, and physiological benefits associated with real-world nature."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
中文常译为「虚拟自然」「数字自然」。注意它是一个比 VR 更广的设计范畴，覆盖 360° 视频、屏幕显示等多种媒介，不等于虚拟现实（VR）本身。
常见错误
- ·把 virtual nature 直接等同于 VR（虚拟现实）
- ·忽视其作为 design intervention 的目的性
真实用例 · 5 条
"virtual nature is often proposed as a tool for supporting well-being, yet the assumptions guiding its design and evaluation remain under-examined."
"virtual nature is increasingly positioned as a way to provide psychological and emotional benefits associated with real-world nature, including stress reduction, attentional recovery, and mood regulation."
"This paper addresses this gap through a systematic literature review of 124 empirical studies on virtual nature and well-being."
"How are virtual nature interventions for well-being currently designed, represented, and evaluated in empirical research?"
"broaden the conversation from effectiveness toward understanding the diverse ways virtual nature can be created, studied, and experienced."