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This study evaluates the effectiveness of virtual reality technology in researching children's food choices using perceptual comparisons with real-life scenarios.

July 4, 2026

Evaluating the Viability of Virtual Reality for Children's Food Choice Research: Comparative Mixed Methods Study.

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DADeepti AggarwalInstitute of Management Technology THThuong HoangUniversity of Minnesota STSze‐Yen TanDeakin University

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Mixed methods study investigates children's food choices in virtual and real-life settings, highlighting VR's limitations.

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This study evaluates the effectiveness of virtual reality technology in researching children's food choices using perceptual comparisons with real-life scenarios.
Conducted a within-subject, mixed methods study with 437 children aged 5-12 years.
Children participated in a food selection task in both virtual and real-life environments.
Collected quantitative and qualitative data through questionnaires and interaction logs.
Children served larger portions of unhealthy food in both virtual and real-life conditions.
Significant perceptual differences noted, particularly in size matching of containers between VR and RL.
Participants reported low presence and embodiment in VR, yet had high control and engagement during the task.

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Aggarwal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a48a1fa89561a0c2d78cc38 https://doi.org/10.2196/88476

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