  As virtual reality (VR) technologies have improved in the past decade, more
research has investigated how they could support more effective communication
in various contexts to improve collaboration and social connectedness. However,
there was no literature to summarize the uniqueness VR provided and put forward
guidance for designing social VR applications for better communication. To
understand how VR has been designed and used to facilitate communication in
different contexts, we conducted a systematic review of the studies
investigating communication in social VR in the past ten years by following the
PRISMA guidelines. We highlight current practices and challenges and identify
research opportunities to improve the design of social VR to better support
communication and make social VR more accessible.
