By combining the characteristics of virtual reality technology and electronic games,the virtual reality games can be used as training and intervention meth-ods to improve people's psychological state and cog-nitive task performance.Currently,the virtual reality games can be divided into serious games and com-mercial games.There exist a number of psychological studies on the impact of serious games on people's psychology and behavior,but the number of studies using commercial games is still limited.This article reviews the research findings of commercial virtual reality games in the fields of sports health,cognitive training,and psychological intervention.However,further research is needed to examine the factors that influence the application of commercial virtual reality games in psychology,as well as the effectiveness of interventions.
physical healthcognitive en-hancementmental health interventioncommercial virtual reality games