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Fear of heights

To compare VR exposure treatment with traditional In Vivo treatment, three virtual environments were created based on real world situations. Subjects were treated in either the real or the virtual situations. For more details on this experiment, click here.

the real mall the virtual mall
Real and virtual mall (Panorama of the VE)

the real firestairs the virtual firestairs
Real and virtual firestairs (Panorama of the VE)

the real rooftop the virtual rooftop
Real and virtual rooftop (Panorama of the VE)

Claustrophobia

Currently, we're investigating the use of VR for the treatment of claustrophobia. Below you can view the virtual worlds developed for this research. Results on this study will follow

Corridors Closet Elevator
Virtual worlds for treatment of claustrophobia. Click images for panoramas

Fear of Flying

Recently, we also started an experiment investigating the effectiveness of VR treatment for fear of flying.

Airport Airplane
Virtual worlds for treatment of fear of flying. Click images for panoramas

Facilities

We currently have two facilities equipped with the VR hardware and software needed to develop and run the virtual environments for phobia treatment.

Setup in Amsterdam Setup in Delft
Photo's of the two VR setups in Amsterdam (left) and in Delft (right)

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01-July-2003 Charles van der Mast