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Room VR: a VR therapy game for children who fear the dark

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Vy Dang Ha Thanh,

Ondris Pui,

Martin ConstableAuthors Info & Claims

SA '17: SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Posters

Article No.: 52, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3145690.3145734

Published: 27 November 2017 Publication History

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Along with the growth of technology, virtual reality has been reaching the unlimited point of artificial experience. Nowadays, besides gaming, movies and shopping, education, healthcare and medical therapy is getting benefit from Virtual Reality (VR) technology. In particularly, psychological treatment uses virtual reality as an alternative form of exposure therapy. Inspired from children psychology, this work is created in order to help children having bedtime anxiety to overcome their own phobia. The product is a combination of graphic elements, sound effects and virtual reality. The goal of this work is to help children approach their bedtime imaginary monsters and become familiar with their fears. Moreover, it expands occupational therapy and makes virtual reality accessible to everyone, especially children.

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Room VR: a VR therapy game for children who fear the dark
1. Computing methodologies
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2. Human-centered computing
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DOI:10.1145/3145690

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