Too Immersive for the Field? Addressing Safety Risks in Extended Reality User Studies
Published in Paper presented at the Mensch und Computer 2025 (MuC 2025), Chemnitz, Germany, August 2025, 2025
Kojic, T., Srebot, S., Vergari, M., Moslavac, M., Warsinke, M., Möller, S., Skorin-Kapov, L., Voigt-Antons, J.-N.
This work surveys safety risks that arise when conducting XR user studies beyond the lab, including reduced situational awareness, bystander exposure, and environment-induced hazards. We propose a practical risk taxonomy and mitigation toolkit—covering protocol design, wearable safety, geofencing, supervision, and debriefing—and illustrate its use with pilot field deployments. The paper aims to support ethics reviews and standardize reporting of safety measures in XR research.
Recommended citation: Kojic, T., Srebot, S., Vergari, M., Moslavac, M., Warsinke, M., Möller, S., Skorin-Kapov, L., Voigt-Antons, J.-N. (2025, August). Too Immersive for the Field? Addressing Safety Risks in Extended Reality User Studies. Paper presented at the Mensch und Computer 2025 (MuC 2025). Chemnitz, Germany.