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http://hdl.handle.net/10071/27932| Author(s): | Cláudio, A. P. Carmo, M. B. Pinheiro, T. Lima, J. Esteves, F. |
| Editor: | Rocha, Á., Calvo-Manzano, J. A., Reis, L. P., and Cota, M. P. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Title: | Virtual environments to cope with anxiety situations: Two case-studies |
| Book title/volume: | 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2012) |
| Event title: | 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2012 |
| Reference: | Cláudio, A. P., Carmo, M. B., Pinheiro, T., Lima, J., & Esteves, F. (2012). Virtual environments to cope with anxiety situations: Two case-studies. In Á. Rocha, J. A. Calvo-Manzano, L. P. Reis, & M. P. Cota (Eds.), 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2012), 6263237. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/27932 |
| ISSN: | 2166-0727 |
| ISBN: | 978-989-96247-7-1 |
| Keywords: | Interactive virtual environments Anxiety treatment |
| Abstract: | Anxiety is a growing problem in modern societies. Virtual reality has been widely adopted to treat anxiety and more severe psychological problems. We have been working on an approach that involves compelling virtual environments (VE) to treat anxiety. These VE recreate a particular situation and support in real-time the intervention of the therapist. Public domain software tools and a simple projection screen have been used. This paper describes two interactive applications that simulate VE to help people coping with particular anxiety situations. One of the applications is developed in Blender and is dedicated to the fear of talking in front of an audience; the other application is developed in OpenSim and is devoted to the fear of driving inside a tunnel. |
| Peerreviewed: | yes |
| Access type: | Open Access |
| Appears in Collections: | CIS-CRI - Comunicações a conferências internacionais |
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