Shu Wei
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2026
Understanding trust toward human versus AI-generated health information through behavioral and physiological sensing
Sun X, Ma R, Wei S, Cesar P, Bosch J, Ali A. Understanding trust toward human versus AI-generated health information through behavioral and physiological sensing. International Journal Of Human-Computer Studies 2026, 209: 103714. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2025.103714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth informationPhysiological sensingEye trackingOnline health informationMachine learning modelsTrust levelLearning modelsPhysiological signalsInformation typesGaze behaviorInformation sourcesTrust perceptionsLab studyInformationTrustAccuracySensingFeaturesLabelingMachinePhysiological featuresAITransparent labelingGazeTransparency
2025
Psychophysiological Responses in VR for Assessing Current Nicotine Use and Future Addiction Risk Among Young Adults: Study Protocol (Preprint)
Wei S, Van S, Shia C, Gancz M, Camenga D, Aneni K, Marks A, Hieftje K. Psychophysiological Responses in VR for Assessing Current Nicotine Use and Future Addiction Risk Among Young Adults: Study Protocol (Preprint). JMIR Research Protocols 2025 DOI: 10.2196/89382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual Humans in Virtual Reality Mental Health Research: Systematic Review
Wei S, Freeman D, Rovira A. Virtual Humans in Virtual Reality Mental Health Research: Systematic Review. JMIR XR And Spatial Computing 2025, 2: e75087. PMID: 41340839, PMCID: PMC12671307, DOI: 10.2196/75087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health applicationsMental health researchHealth applicationsHealth researchMental healthSystematic reviewMental health contextMental health difficultiesPeer-reviewed researchWeb of ScienceHealth difficultiesHealth contextIntervention outcomesStudy designEligibility criteriaCross-study comparisonsNonimmersive VRImmersive VRStandardized reportingPartner studiesHealthKeyword combinationsVirtual realityEating DisordersPsycINFODemonstrating the Screenless Optical Theremin with Tremolo (ScOTT)
Gancz M, Berry J, Wei S, Hieftje K, Marks A. Demonstrating the Screenless Optical Theremin with Tremolo (ScOTT). 2025, 329-332. DOI: 10.1145/3706370.3731699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Arborist: A Collective Bloom Through Physiological Data in Mixed Reality
Wei S, Lee B, Gancz M, Marks A, Hieftje K. The Arborist: A Collective Bloom Through Physiological Data in Mixed Reality. 2025, 364-367. DOI: 10.1145/3706370.3731714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysiological Responses to Affective Virtual Coach Design in a VR Fear of Heights Consultation
Wei S, Ali A, Cesar P, Freeman D, Rovira A. Physiological Responses to Affective Virtual Coach Design in a VR Fear of Heights Consultation. 2025, 1-8. DOI: 10.1145/3706599.3719715.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Immersive Io3MT Environments: Design Guidelines, Use Cases and Future Directions
Vieira R, Wei S, Röggla T, Muchaluat-Saade D, César P. Immersive Io3MT Environments: Design Guidelines, Use Cases and Future Directions. 2024, 00: 1-10. DOI: 10.1109/is262782.2024.10704141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMusic compositionArtistic creationCreative contextsIntersection of computer scienceMultimedia elementsEntertainment purposesImmersive environmentExtended realityHuman sensory perceptionComputer scienceSensory perceptionResearch challengesMultimediaArtEntertainmentPosition paperMultisensoryRealityDesign guidelinesCreationXRInternetThingsDatasetPerceptionA randomised controlled test in virtual reality of the effects on paranoid thoughts of virtual humans’ facial animation and expression
Wei S, Freeman D, Harris V, Rovira A. A randomised controlled test in virtual reality of the effects on paranoid thoughts of virtual humans’ facial animation and expression. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 17102. PMID: 39048648, PMCID: PMC11269571, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67534-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWill the Apple Fall? A VR Gravity Calculator Through Controller Movement Tracking and Gaze Interaction
Lee B, Wei S. Will the Apple Fall? A VR Gravity Calculator Through Controller Movement Tracking and Gaze Interaction. 2024, 00: 1090-1091. DOI: 10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual Attention and Virtual Human Facial Animations in Virtual Reality (VR): An Eye-Tracking Study
Wei S, Freeman D, Rovira A. Visual Attention and Virtual Human Facial Animations in Virtual Reality (VR): An Eye-Tracking Study. 2024, 00: 891-892. DOI: 10.1109/vrw62533.2024.00242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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