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AU PhD Candidate Develops VR Program to Treat Agoraphobia

By pete_gallagher

An Australian university student is conducting trials on a virtual reality treatment for agoraphobics.

Macquarie University's Eric Malbos developed the game as part of his push for a PhD. The game, as detailed in the Sydney Morning Herald, is based on 'exposure therapy,' in which people are 'exposed to their fear or phobia in a safe environment and then taught how to deal with it.'

The virtual reality program was described thusly:

Computer-generated graphics are beamed into a head-mounted display which is worn by the patient. The game is fully interactive: each time the patient moves, so does their virtual reality body.

The game has a series of virtual environments that agoraphobics commonly fear, such as a crowded train station, long bridges or a busy supermarket. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 25, 2010 (boomark / email).

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