{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4406357807","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0019","title":"Towards future of work in immersive environments and its impact on the Quality of Working Life: a scoping review","display_name":"Towards future of work in immersive environments and its impact on the Quality of Working Life: a scoping review","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-01-15","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4406357807","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0019"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1515/icom-2024-0019","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0019","pdf_url":"https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/icom-2024-0019/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210235838","display_name":"i-com","issn_l":"1618-162X","issn":["1618-162X","2196-6826"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319967","host_organization_name":"R. Oldenbourg Verlag","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319967"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["R. Oldenbourg Verlag"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"i-com","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"review","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"diamond","oa_url":"https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/icom-2024-0019/pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036902945","display_name":"Thomas Paetow","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-282X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I162015237","display_name":"Wismar University of Applied Sciences","ror":"https://ror.org/00s1ckt27","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I162015237"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Thomas Paetow","raw_affiliation_strings":["Wismar Business School , 26602 Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design , Philipp-M\u00fcller-Str. 14, D-23966 Wismar , MV , Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wismar Business School , 26602 Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design , Philipp-M\u00fcller-Str. 14, D-23966 Wismar , MV , Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162015237"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5019847814","display_name":"Johannes Wichmann","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-1422"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I161103922","display_name":"Philipps University of Marburg","ror":"https://ror.org/01rdrb571","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Johannes Wichmann","raw_affiliation_strings":["Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg , HE , Germany","Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Marburg , Germany","Chair of Digitisation & Process Management, University of Marburg, Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg, HE, Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg , HE , Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Marburg , Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chair of Digitisation & Process Management, University of Marburg, Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg, HE, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5028606848","display_name":"Michael Leyer","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9429-7770"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I160993911","display_name":"Queensland University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/03pnv4752","country_code":"AU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I160993911"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I161103922","display_name":"Philipps University of Marburg","ror":"https://ror.org/01rdrb571","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]}],"countries":["AU","DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Michael Leyer","raw_affiliation_strings":["Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg , HE , Germany","School of Management , Queensland University of Technology , 2 George St, 4000 Brisbane , QLD , Australia"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Chair of Digitisation & Process Management , University of Marburg , Barfuessertor 2, D-35037 Marburg , HE , Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161103922"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Management , Queensland University of Technology , 2 George St, 4000 Brisbane , QLD , Australia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I160993911"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084998989","display_name":"Marianne Schmolke","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4293-603X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I162015237","display_name":"Wismar University of Applied Sciences","ror":"https://ror.org/00s1ckt27","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I162015237"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Marianne Schmolke","raw_affiliation_strings":["Wismar Business School , 26602 Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design , Philipp-M\u00fcller-Str. 14, D-23966 Wismar , MV , Germany"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Wismar Business School , 26602 Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design , Philipp-M\u00fcller-Str. 14, D-23966 Wismar , MV , Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162015237"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5036902945"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I162015237"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":9.374,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":5,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97322176,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"24","issue":"1","first_page":"283","last_page":"305"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10648","display_name":"Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts","score":0.9678000211715698,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1709","display_name":"Human-Computer Interaction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10648","display_name":"Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts","score":0.9678000211715698,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1709","display_name":"Human-Computer Interaction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10888","display_name":"Augmented Reality Applications","score":0.9200000166893005,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work","display_name":"Work (physics)","score":0.60201495885849},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","score":0.5014770030975342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quality-of-life","display_name":"Quality of life (healthcare)","score":0.42807531356811523},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.4083332121372223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.34651434421539307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/human\u2013computer-interaction","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","score":0.344918429851532},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-ethics","display_name":"Engineering ethics","score":0.3341470956802368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.24328023195266724},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/epistemology","display_name":"Epistemology","score":0.10064339637756348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychotherapist","display_name":"Psychotherapist","score":0.08802452683448792}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.60201495885849},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779530757","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207505","display_name":"Quality (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.5014770030975342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779951463","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7268788","display_name":"Quality of life (healthcare)","level":2,"score":0.42807531356811523},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.4083332121372223},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.34651434421539307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107457646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207434","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","level":1,"score":0.344918429851532},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55587333","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133029","display_name":"Engineering ethics","level":1,"score":0.3341470956802368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.24328023195266724},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.10064339637756348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C542102704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183257","display_name":"Psychotherapist","level":1,"score":0.08802452683448792},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1515/icom-2024-0019","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0019","pdf_url":"https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/icom-2024-0019/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210235838","display_name":"i-com","issn_l":"1618-162X","issn":["1618-162X","2196-6826"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319967","host_organization_name":"R. Oldenbourg Verlag","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319967"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["R. Oldenbourg Verlag"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"i-com","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:585b6ecd94a74a45b0e31aa33f453279","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/585b6ecd94a74a45b0e31aa33f453279","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S112646816","display_name":"SHILAP Revista de lepidopterolog\u00eda","issn_l":"0300-5267","issn":["0300-5267","2340-4078"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"i-com, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 283-305 (2025)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1515/icom-2024-0019","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1515/icom-2024-0019","pdf_url":"https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/icom-2024-0019/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210235838","display_name":"i-com","issn_l":"1618-162X","issn":["1618-162X","2196-6826"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319967","host_organization_name":"R. Oldenbourg Verlag","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319967"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["R. Oldenbourg Verlag"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"i-com","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4406357807.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4406357807.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":128,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W163579771","https://openalex.org/W1512439429","https://openalex.org/W1968912676","https://openalex.org/W1969798312","https://openalex.org/W1973833922","https://openalex.org/W1975652884","https://openalex.org/W1976352059","https://openalex.org/W1979128489","https://openalex.org/W2005108141","https://openalex.org/W2008088821","https://openalex.org/W2016527632","https://openalex.org/W2029569502","https://openalex.org/W2029705366","https://openalex.org/W2030521019","https://openalex.org/W2041655415","https://openalex.org/W2067562631","https://openalex.org/W2075950485","https://openalex.org/W2083090567","https://openalex.org/W2089284128","https://openalex.org/W2110339383","https://openalex.org/W2117979965","https://openalex.org/W2120230739","https://openalex.org/W2121493052","https://openalex.org/W2122122381","https://openalex.org/W2122565757","https://openalex.org/W2126514505","https://openalex.org/W2133768762","https://openalex.org/W2135374241","https://openalex.org/W2139005235","https://openalex.org/W2165428390","https://openalex.org/W2273950266","https://openalex.org/W2488074873","https://openalex.org/W2514227811","https://openalex.org/W2514581447","https://openalex.org/W2758599062","https://openalex.org/W2790779664","https://openalex.org/W2807541197","https://openalex.org/W2888372940","https://openalex.org/W2891378911","https://openalex.org/W2893244533","https://openalex.org/W2898651474","https://openalex.org/W2901669506","https://openalex.org/W2952387372","https://openalex.org/W2980656495","https://openalex.org/W2981089880","https://openalex.org/W2987553240","https://openalex.org/W2994836912","https://openalex.org/W3002859841","https://openalex.org/W3022262718","https://openalex.org/W3024137440","https://openalex.org/W3044419936","https://openalex.org/W3045711040","https://openalex.org/W3082954723","https://openalex.org/W3087834667","https://openalex.org/W3108219639","https://openalex.org/W3113913850","https://openalex.org/W3122578499","https://openalex.org/W3129473882","https://openalex.org/W3135825136","https://openalex.org/W3138135922","https://openalex.org/W3154736008","https://openalex.org/W3162001688","https://openalex.org/W3163359570","https://openalex.org/W3183775000","https://openalex.org/W3185652689","https://openalex.org/W3188423453","https://openalex.org/W3203025169","https://openalex.org/W3209002111","https://openalex.org/W3210631208","https://openalex.org/W3212270995","https://openalex.org/W3216051062","https://openalex.org/W4200194443","https://openalex.org/W4214572738","https://openalex.org/W4214587332","https://openalex.org/W4221072734","https://openalex.org/W4236476849","https://openalex.org/W4244873538","https://openalex.org/W4245541937","https://openalex.org/W4248799202","https://openalex.org/W4256533323","https://openalex.org/W4281653211","https://openalex.org/W4281791809","https://openalex.org/W4281853811","https://openalex.org/W4281932510","https://openalex.org/W4283836863","https://openalex.org/W4285585446","https://openalex.org/W4286267958","https://openalex.org/W4286622863","https://openalex.org/W4289173039","https://openalex.org/W4294214983","https://openalex.org/W4298185538","https://openalex.org/W4308623170","https://openalex.org/W4309450792","https://openalex.org/W4309930782","https://openalex.org/W4313241356","https://openalex.org/W4318428634","https://openalex.org/W4319597671","https://openalex.org/W4319985550","https://openalex.org/W4324304785","https://openalex.org/W4327520196","https://openalex.org/W4327597860","https://openalex.org/W4366547539","https://openalex.org/W4366583964","https://openalex.org/W4377235537","https://openalex.org/W4379881459","https://openalex.org/W4380488298","https://openalex.org/W4381747310","https://openalex.org/W4383502387","https://openalex.org/W4385220131","https://openalex.org/W4385234502","https://openalex.org/W4385541443","https://openalex.org/W4385741458","https://openalex.org/W4386222601","https://openalex.org/W4386229315","https://openalex.org/W4386864522","https://openalex.org/W4387451102","https://openalex.org/W4388945528","https://openalex.org/W4389302518","https://openalex.org/W4389325868","https://openalex.org/W4390103909","https://openalex.org/W4390354691","https://openalex.org/W4391903804","https://openalex.org/W4392562123","https://openalex.org/W4396642313","https://openalex.org/W4400849174","https://openalex.org/W4401543857","https://openalex.org/W4402031051","https://openalex.org/W4407075750"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W138768472","https://openalex.org/W2806948274","https://openalex.org/W4401278346","https://openalex.org/W2367714496","https://openalex.org/W2538131842","https://openalex.org/W2351190957","https://openalex.org/W1597034473","https://openalex.org/W2103482891","https://openalex.org/W2018022661","https://openalex.org/W4396596580"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"In":[1],"recent":[2],"years,":[3],"immersive":[4,42,65,103,134,196],"environments":[5,66,87,104,197],"and":[6,20,35,58,62,76,117,142,152,155,169],"the":[7,30,38,100,113,122,180,192],"technologies":[8,185],"employed":[9],"within":[10],"them,":[11],"such":[12,184],"as":[13,49,186],"Augmented":[14],"Reality":[15,18,22],"(AR),":[16],"Virtual":[17],"(VR),":[19],"Mixed":[21],"(MR),":[23],"have":[24],"become":[25],"increasingly":[26],"significant,":[27],"particularly":[28],"in":[29,60,73,119],"domains":[31],"of":[32,40,90,99,102,183,195],"education,":[33],"work,":[34,71],"entertainment.":[36],"Moreover,":[37],"concept":[39],"persistent,":[41],"virtual":[43],"worlds":[44],"\u2013":[45,51],"commonly":[46],"referred":[47],"to":[48,56,173],"Metaverses":[50],"has":[52],"gained":[53],"attention":[54],"due":[55],"advancements":[57],"opportunities":[59],"VR":[61],"AR.":[63],"These":[64],"are":[67],"transforming":[68],"how":[69,85],"we":[70],"especially":[72],"communication,":[74],"coordination,":[75],"collaboration.":[77],"Hence,":[78],"an":[79,97],"important":[80],"question":[81],"that":[82],"arises":[83],"is":[84],"these":[86],"influence":[88],"Quality":[89],"Working":[91],"Life":[92],"(QWL).":[93],"This":[94],"study":[95,178],"provides":[96],"overview":[98],"effects":[101,182,194],"on":[105,160,198],"QWL.":[106,199],"We":[107,163],"conducted":[108],"a":[109],"scoping":[110,174],"review":[111],"following":[112],"framework":[114],"by":[115,133],"Arksey":[116],"O\u2019Malley":[118],"accordance":[120],"with":[121],"PRISMA":[123],"guidelines.":[124],"The":[125],"findings":[126],"identify":[127],"three":[128],"major":[129],"QWL":[130,168],"topics":[131],"influenced":[132],"environments:":[135],"(i)":[136],"Mental":[137],"Health,":[138],"highlighting":[139],"stress":[140],"reduction":[141],"well-being":[143],"enhancement;":[144],"(ii)":[145],"Safety":[146],"&":[147],"Prevention,":[148],"emphasizing":[149],"accident":[150],"prevention":[151],"risk":[153],"mitigation;":[154],"(iii)":[156],"Workplace":[157],"Design,":[158],"focusing":[159],"improved":[161],"ergonomics.":[162],"derive":[164],"practical":[165],"implications":[166,172],"for":[167],"provide":[170],"theoretical":[171],"reviews.":[175],"While":[176],"our":[177],"considered":[179],"short-term":[181],"limitations,":[187],"future":[188],"studies":[189],"should":[190],"address":[191],"long-term":[193]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-04T08:04:53.788161","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}