Application of Adaptive Virtual Environments Through Biofeedback for the Treatment of Phobias

This study proposes solutions to help people with phobias through the use of virtual environments that allow a contact between the subjects and these phobias. Using neurofeedback, the systems, depending on the emotional state of the user, adapt the scenarios allowing more or less intensity. The phob...

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Published inProceedings Vol. 54; no. 1; p. 42
Main Authors João Donga, Paulo Veloso Gomes, António Marques, Javier Pereira, João Azevedo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.08.2020
Subjects
brain-computer interface
claustrophobia
entomophobia
immersive environments
social phobia
virtual reality
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Abstract This study proposes solutions to help people with phobias through the use of virtual environments that allow a contact between the subjects and these phobias. Using neurofeedback, the systems, depending on the emotional state of the user, adapt the scenarios allowing more or less intensity. The phobias these systems treat are social phobia, entomophobia and claustrophobia. The solutions have been developed using Unity, Muse 2 and Vive HTC.
AbstractList This study proposes solutions to help people with phobias through the use of virtual environments that allow a contact between the subjects and these phobias. Using neurofeedback, the systems, depending on the emotional state of the user, adapt the scenarios allowing more or less intensity. The phobias these systems treat are social phobia, entomophobia and claustrophobia. The solutions have been developed using Unity, Muse 2 and Vive HTC.
Author António Marques
João Azevedo
João Donga
Javier Pereira
Paulo Veloso Gomes
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