Interactive Augmented Reality Exposure Treatment
By Andreas Dünser Augmented Reality (AR), a technology that overlays virtual content on the real world, has great potential for exposure treatment and in some cases may be more efficient…read more →
C&R in Belgium
Belgium, like many Northern European Countries, is regarded as having a very high standard of living. Belgium has a complex history as a relatively new country with three defined communities;…read more →
Augmented Reality: What is it and How is it Enhancing Healthcare Today?
By Mark D. Wiederhold & Brenda K. Wiederhold While Virtual Reality (VR) has been a more established field of research for some time, Augmented Reality (AR) is a slightly newer…read more →
FROM WHERE WE SIT: The Two Sides of Virtual Reality in Medicine
➣ By Giuseppe Riva In this and in the last issues we reviewed in this journal different applications of virtual reality (VR) in medicine. All of these researchers share a…read more →
Conference Participation Report: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) 19
International Association of CyberPsychology, Training & Rehabilitation (iACToR) Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) 19 February 9-11, 2012 Newport Beach, California At the 19th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (MMVR19)…read more →
Product Comparison Chart: Enhancing VR with Drugs
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Cybertherapy in Medicine – Clinical Applications to Reduce Pain and Anxiety
➣ By José Luis Mosso Vázques et al. From the beginning of the 21st century, many authors have analysed and published reports on the benefits of applying virtual reality to…read more →
Glucocorticoids Enhance Extinctionbased Psychotherapy in Virtual Reality
➣ By Dorothee Bentz et al. Exposure therapy is a state-of-the art treatment approach for anxiety disorders with a high success rate. During exposure therapy, a patient exposes himself systematically…read more →
Modulating the Pain Experience with Virtual Reality Distraction
➣ By Sam Sharar et al. Since its inception in 1997, the Virtual Reality Analgesia Program at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) has sought to explore and understand the…read more →
Letter from the Secretary General and Editor-in-Chief
Dear Reader, Augmented reality (AR) allows interactivity of both Virtual Reality and real-world elements. Some users wear special glasses that allow them to see the world as it is, as…read more →