The papers listed below have been selected as "Best Papers" based on the reviews of the original submission, the camera-ready version, and the presentation during the conference. For the awarded papers, a digital award will be issued in the name of the authors. The authors of these papers are also receiving invitations to submit an extended article version to one of the IARIA Journals.

Awarded Papers (also Invited for IARIA Journals)

Towards Personalized Mobility Assessment and Rehabilitation: A User Centered Designed VR/XR-Based Solution for Older Adults
Yann Morère, Jérôme Dinet, Fabien Clanché, Thierry Bastogne, Matthieu Casteran, Lucas Detto, Matthieu Burtin, Frédéric Bousefsaf, Kaoutar El Ghabi

Non-Immersive Virtual Reality as a Safer Alternative for Cognitive Training in Older Adults: Investigating the Effect of Age on Cybersickness
Rashmita Chatterjee, Zahra Moussavi

Intergenerational Codesign of Immersive Technology for a Heritage Site and Underwater VR Experience
Marius Nicolae Varga, Oksana Hagen, Rory Baxter, Alejandro Veliz Reyes, Ray B. Jones, Amir Aly, Dena Bazazian, Swen Gaudl

Designing a Naturalistic and Interactive VR Museum Environment With a Realistic Avatar as a Guide for Cognitive Treatment of the Elderly
Amir Bani Saeed, Zahra Moussavi

The following papers have been selected on the basis of their contents, specificaly for lending themselves to an interesting extended work. The authors of these papers are receiving invitations to submit an extended article version to one of the IARIA Journals.

Papers Invited for IARIA Journals

Employing Optical Brain Imaging for Real-Time Assessment of Brain Functions During Immersive Virtual Reality: Harnessing Potential for Neurorehabilitation
Asma Seraj Pour Shooshtari, Mirella Veras, Ali Kassab, Daniel Alejandro Galindo Lazo, Frédéric Lesage, Dang Khoa Nguyen, Zahra Moussavi, Ke Peng

Acceptability of an AI-Powered Wearable Ring Sensor for Upper Body Mobility in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Stud
Holly Shannon, Asma Seraj Pour Shooshtarib, Logan Young, Makara Rolle, Jennifer O'Neil, Jose Carlos Tatmatsu-Rocha, Dahlia Kairy, Olga Theou, Zahra Moussavi, Ke Peng, Mirella Veras
 
Addressing the Symbol Grounding Problem in VR
Muneo Kitajima, Makoto Toyota, Katsuko T. Nakahira

Beyond the Walls: Comparison of Three Extended Reality Technologies Giving Care Home Residents Access to Tourism and Cultural Content for Health and Wellbeing
Hannah Bradwell, Katherine Edwards, Leonie Cooper, Rory Baxter, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ray Jones, Catherine Hennessy

Enhancing School Visits to Museums through Gamified VR: A Complementary Approach to Learning and Social Engagement
Cleiton Ferreira, Paula Latorre, Francisco Antonio Nieto-Escamez