Fear levels in virtual environments, an approach to detection and experimental user stimuli sensation

Gonzalez, Daniel S.; Moro, Angelo D.; Quintero, Christian; Sarmiento, Wilson J.

doi:10.1109/stsiva.2016.7743323

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“…In fully immersive VR, Head-Mounted Display (HMD) presents a virtual image similar to the real one; in contrast, Augmented reality (AR) provides an immersive experience, in which the real-world content is enhanced by computer-generated three-dimensional content-tied to specific locations, an AR system overlays only the essential information instead of immersing the user totally inside a virtual environment. Significantly, VR/AR technologies support a wide number of healthcare segments (Figure 8)-which include exposure therapy for patients [122], effects of embodiment to deal with body perception disorders due to obesity or anorexia [123], virtual physiotherapy measures enabling patients to recover from surgery [124], and many other simulation tools, such as 360 Proto [125] and Lift-Off [126], are allowing users to create minimal AR/VR prototypes and 3D models.…”

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Technological Advancements and Elucidation Gadgets for Healthcare Applications: An Exhaustive Methodological Review-Part-II (Robotics, Drones, 3D-Printing, Internet of Things, Virtual/Augmented and Mixed Reality)

Siripurapu¹,

Darimireddy²,

Chehri

et al. 2023

Electronics

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The substantial applicability of technological advancements to the healthcare sector and its allied segments are on the verge of questioning the abilities of hospitals, medical institutions, doctors and clinical pathologists in delivering world class healthcare facilities to the global patient community. Investigative works pertinent to the role played of technological advancements in the healthcare sector motivated this work to be undertaken. Part-I of the review addressed the applicable role play of advanced technologies such as Artificial intelligence, Big-data, Block chain, Open-Source and Cloud Computing Technologies, etc., to the healthcare sector and its allied segments. The current Part-II manuscript is critically focused upon reviewing the sustainable role of additional disrupting technologies such as Robotics, Drones, 3D-Printing, IoT, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality, etc., to uncover the vast number of implicit problems encountered by the clinical community. Investigations governing the deployment of these technologies in various allied healthcare segments are highlighted in this manuscript. Subsequently, the unspoken challenges and remedial future directions are discussed thereof.

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Technological Advancements and Elucidation Gadgets for Healthcare Applications: An Exhaustive Methodological Review-Part-II (Robotics, Drones, 3D-Printing, Internet of Things, Virtual/Augmented and Mixed Reality)

Siripurapu¹,

Darimireddy²,

Chehri

et al. 2023

Electronics

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“…Heart rate, skin conductivity, or the respiration rate are often used to quantify anxiety reactions to stimuli that can be related to a phobia. Common examples for this are public speaking situations (Kothgassner et al, 2016;Kahlon et al, 2019), standing on elevated places (Gonzalez et al, 2016;Ramdhani et al, 2019), confrontations with spiders (Hildebrandt et al, 2016;Mertens et al, 2019), being locked up in a confined space (Shiban et al, 2016b;Tsai et al, 2018), or reliving a warscenario (Almeida et al, 2016;Maples-Keller et al, 2019).…”

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A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

Halbig

Latoschik

2021

Front. Virtual Real.

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Measurements of physiological parameters provide an objective, often non-intrusive, and (at least semi-)automatic evaluation and utilization of user behavior. In addition, specific hardware devices of Virtual Reality (VR) often ship with built-in sensors, i.e. eye-tracking and movements sensors. Hence, the combination of physiological measurements and VR applications seems promising. Several approaches have investigated the applicability and benefits of this combination for various fields of applications. However, the range of possible application fields, coupled with potentially useful and beneficial physiological parameters, types of sensor, target variables and factors, and analysis approaches and techniques is manifold. This article provides a systematic overview and an extensive state-of-the-art review of the usage of physiological measurements in VR. We identified 1,119 works that make use of physiological measurements in VR. Within these, we identified 32 approaches that focus on the classification of characteristics of experience, common in VR applications. The first part of this review categorizes the 1,119 works by field of application, i.e. therapy, training, entertainment, and communication and interaction, as well as by the specific target factors and variables measured by the physiological parameters. An additional category summarizes general VR approaches applicable to all specific fields of application since they target typical VR qualities. In the second part of this review, we analyze the target factors and variables regarding the respective methods used for an automatic analysis and, potentially, classification. For example, we highlight which measurement setups have been proven to be sensitive enough to distinguish different levels of arousal, valence, anxiety, stress, or cognitive workload in the virtual realm. This work may prove useful for all researchers wanting to use physiological data in VR and who want to have a good overview of prior approaches taken, their benefits and potential drawbacks.

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“…There is a wide range of potential applications of VR systems in the healthcare sector. Therapeutic support applications target, for instance, exposure therapy for patients with a fear of heights (Gonzalez et al, 2016;Kaur et al, 2019), spiders (Shiban et al, 2016;Mertens et al, 2019), or public speaking (Herumurti et al, 2019;Glémarec et al, 2021). Others use the effects of embodiment to deal with body perception disorders that often come with obesity or anorexia (Döllinger et al, 2019;Wolf et al, 2021).…”

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Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Reality in Healthcare – A Domain Experts Inquiry

Halbig

Babu

Gatter

et al. 2022

Front. Virtual Real.

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In recent years, the applications and accessibility of Virtual Reality (VR) for the healthcare sector have continued to grow. However, so far, most VR applications are only relevant in research settings. Information about what healthcare professionals would need to independently integrate VR applications into their daily working routines is missing. The actual needs and concerns of the people who work in the healthcare sector are often disregarded in the development of VR applications, even though they are the ones who are supposed to use them in practice. By means of this study, we systematically involve health professionals in the development process of VR applications. In particular, we conducted an online survey with 102 healthcare professionals based on a video prototype which demonstrates a software platform that allows them to create and utilise VR experiences on their own. For this study, we adapted and extended the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The survey focused on the perceived usefulness and the ease of use of such a platform, as well as the attitude and ethical concerns the users might have. The results show a generally positive attitude toward such a software platform. The users can imagine various use cases in different health domains. However, the perceived usefulness is tied to the actual ease of use of the platform and sufficient support for learning and working with the platform. In the discussion, we explain how these results can be generalized to facilitate the integration of VR in healthcare practice.

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Fear levels in virtual environments, an approach to detection and experimental user stimuli sensation

Cited by 6 publications

References 2 publications

Technological Advancements and Elucidation Gadgets for Healthcare Applications: An Exhaustive Methodological Review-Part-II (Robotics, Drones, 3D-Printing, Internet of Things, Virtual/Augmented and Mixed Reality)

Technological Advancements and Elucidation Gadgets for Healthcare Applications: An Exhaustive Methodological Review-Part-II (Robotics, Drones, 3D-Printing, Internet of Things, Virtual/Augmented and Mixed Reality)

A Systematic Review of Physiological Measurements, Factors, Methods, and Applications in Virtual Reality

Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Reality in Healthcare – A Domain Experts Inquiry

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