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Specifically, we investigated how exposure to a party scene with alcohol-related stimuli versus a relaxing environment influenced craving levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-seven university students were sequentially immersed in two VR scenarios\u2014a party scene with alcohol cues and a nature-based relaxation scene. Craving was assessed at three time points using a VAS, and post-exposure using the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire (AUQ). A linear mixed-effects model tested the influence of time and individual predictors (age, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [AUDIT-C], AUQ, Questionnaire on the Experience of Presence [QEP], sex) on craving dynamics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A linear mixed-effects model was used to examine craving trajectories across repeated measurement time points during the VR sessions. Craving did not significantly increase from baseline to midpoint (P\u2009=\u2009.06) and decreased significantly from midpoint to end (P\u2009=\u2009.002). Post-exposure AUQ scores as a state measure of craving were the only significant predictor of overall craving intensity (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001); age, sex, AUDIT-C, and sense of presence (QEP) had no significant effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>VR environments can recreate real-life craving fluctuations, with increased urge in cue-rich settings and reduction in calming contexts. 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