Remote collaboration in virtual reality induces physiological synchrony comparable to face-to-face interaction

The chapter uses this comparison of face-to-face, video-call and immersive-VR collaboration to show that the medium changes how much social and physiological coordination can travel through it.

Streuber, Stephan, Sarah Rogula, Maria Alejandra Quirós-Ramírez, et al. 'Remote collaboration in virtual reality induces physiological synchrony comparable to face-to-face interaction.' Scientific Reports 16, 3721 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35955-y.