VR Acrophobia Treatment - Development of Customizable Acrophobia Inducing Scenarios

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dc.contributor.authorWagner, Sebastianen_US
dc.contributor.authorIllner, Kayen_US
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Matthiasen_US
dc.contributor.authorPreim, Bernharden_US
dc.contributor.authorSaalfeld, Patricken_US
dc.contributor.editorKozlíková, Barbora and Krone, Michael and Smit, Noeska and Nieselt, Kay and Raidou, Renata Georgiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-28T06:11:37Z
dc.date.available2020-09-28T06:11:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractSpecific phobias are among the most common mental diseases, affecting the lives of millions of people. Yet, many cases remain untreated and even undiagnosed, partly due to entry barriers such as waiting times and inconvenience of therapy. To improve the therapeutic options and convenience for the treatment of specific phobias, we implemented a virtual reality application for treating acrophobia (fear of heights) with in-virtuo exposure therapy. Our concept is based on principles from psychology and interaction design. This concept is then implemented using the game engine Unity and Oculus Rift headset as a target device for VR display. Our application has a wide range of customization options, which enables it to be personalized to individual patients. In addition, a number of motivational methods are integrated, which are intended to increase patient motivation, as motivation is essential for a successful therapy.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersVR Applications
dc.description.seriesinformationEurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
dc.identifier.doi10.2312/vcbm.20201171
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-03868-109-0
dc.identifier.issn2070-5786
dc.identifier.pages49-53
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/vcbm.20201171
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.2312/vcbm20201171
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.subjectHuman centered computing
dc.subjectVirtual reality
dc.subjectInteractive systems and tools
dc.subjectVisualization
dc.subjectApplied computing
dc.subjectHealth informatics
dc.titleVR Acrophobia Treatment - Development of Customizable Acrophobia Inducing Scenariosen_US
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