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NeuroVR 2--a free virtual reality platform for the assessment and treatment in behavioral health care

Authors :
Prof Giuseppe Riva, Ph D.
Andrea Gaggioli
Grassi, Alessandra
Raspelli, S.
Pietro Cipresso
Pallavicini, F.
Vigna, Cinzia
Gagliati, A.
Gasco, S.
Donvito, G.
Westwood, JD
Westwood, SW
Felländer-Tsai, L
Haluck, RS
Hoffman, HM
Robb, RA
Senger, S
Vosburgh, KG
Riva, G
Gaggioli, A
Grassi, A
Raspelli, S
Cipresso, P
Pallavicini, F
Vigna, C
Gagliati, A
Gasco, S
Donvito, G
Source :
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-IRIS
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
IOS Press, 2011.

Abstract

At MMVR 2007 we presented NeuroVR (http://www.neurovr.org) a free virtual reality platform based on open-source software. The software allows non-expert users to adapt the content of 14 pre-designed virtual environments to the specific needs of the clinical or experimental setting. Following the feedbacks of the 2000 users who downloaded the first versions (1 and 1.5), we developed a new version--NeuroVR 2 (http://www.neurovr2.org)--that improves the possibility for the therapist to enhance the patient's feeling of familiarity and intimacy with the virtual scene, by using external sounds, photos or videos. More, when running a simulation, the system offers a set of standard features that contribute to increase the realism of the simulated scene. These include collision detection to control movements in the environment, realistic walk-style motion, advanced lighting techniques for enhanced image quality, and streaming of video textures using alpha channel for transparency.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-IRIS
Accession number :
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