Modern Virtual Reality Technology Research Articles

Scoping review of the hardware and software features of virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobia

Introduction: The use of virtual reality technology to deliver exposure therapy in the treatment of phobic anxiety (i.e., social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobia) has been proposed to be advantageous compared with in-vivo exposure therapy. These supposed advantages depend on the features of the virtual reality technology and how it is used therapeutically. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the features of the hardware and software used in studies examining virtual reality exposure therapy studies for phobic anxiety disorders.Methods: 70 studies using virtual reality exposure therapy to treat social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia and/or specific phobia, were systematically reviewed for 46 data points relating to these features.Results: We found that studies generally did not utilize contemporary virtual reality technology and that hardware and software features were inconsistently delineated.Discussion: The implications of these findings are that the use of modern virtual reality technology represents a relevant frontier in anxiety treatment and that a framework for reporting technical features of virtual reality exposure interventions would benefit the field.

Research on the application of virtual reality technology in the teaching resource library of film and animation

Abstract With the rapid development of computer communication technology, virtual reality technology is getting more and more attention. The application of virtual reality technology allows participants to enter the virtual environment and can interact with people or objects in the virtual environment, from the process to producing real feelings, the current reform of university teaching has promoted the continuous improvement of many universities in the teaching process, the application of virtual reality technology to support film and television animation teaching activities is one of the ways. This paper combines the actual situation of the application of virtual equipment in the animation teaching resource library, and elaborates on the shortcomings of the traditional animation teaching mode and the application effect of modern virtual reality technology equipment in the animation teaching resource library, aiming to provide an effective reference for film and television animation teaching, to effectively improve the talent cultivation mode of colleges and universities and significantly improve the teaching quality in both teaching and learning.

The application of modern virtual reality technology in the teaching of vocal music

The application of modern virtual reality technology in the teaching of vocal music

Integration of Computer Virtual Reality Technology to College Physical Education

The progress of the times has brought about a leap forward in people’s thinking. Under the rapid economic development environment, the physical field of young people has been unable to withstand the current teaching system, and many problems of poor physical fitness have emerged. In order to solve similar problems, to improve the physical quality of young people, it is bound to find a new teaching method different from the traditional physical education teaching in a special environment, The research on the integration of virtual reality technology and teaching has been rolling forward and never stopped in recent years. With the continuous upgrading of virtual reality technology, virtual reality devices that can be used have already joined the ranks of families. Let these virtual reality devices connect to the Internet through the WEB application settings, and then design according to different situations has become a reality. This research is an application development based on Web virtual reality technology, including network virtual reality technology, application modeling design and the use of Internet connection. With reference to this application, physical education teaching and classroom practice data, this research mainly introduces the current research situation of virtual reality technology and teaching, and establishes the model based on the integration of Web application design and virtual reality technology, Extract, including but not limited to the number of projects, activities and experiences, use the Internet of Things data upload and data processing technology to complete the data screening, obtain valuable data, and then use these data for the practical application value of virtual reality technology in physical education teaching. Complete the improvement. It is in line with the integration of modern virtual reality technology and physical education teaching to obtain data that can reflect the real situation, then conduct practical teaching, obtain reliable practical data, and evaluate teaching. It can be clearly seen from the research results that the combination of virtual reality technology and physical education teaching is of great significance to improve students’ interest in learning and enthusiasm for sports, but there are also some shortcomings, such as different teaching steps and goals will affect students’ enthusiasm for learning. Therefore, further improvement is needed to find a stable way to improve students’ enthusiasm for learning. The integration of virtual reality technology and physical education teaching is proposed.

IVRoad: Immersive virtual road crossing as an assessment tool for unilateral spatial neglect

We developed a virtual road crossing assessment tool called iVRoad - immersive Virtual Road, which allows to put the patient into realistic road crossing situations and to record various parameters that can be used to quantify unilateral spatial neglect. We present a study with 18 stroke patients in which we evaluate our system with respect to usability, satisfaction, sense of presence and possible occurring cybersickness symptoms. Unilateral spatial neglect is a cognitive disturbance, often occurring after right hemispheric stroke. Conventional neuropsychological tests, such as paper-and-pencil tests, for assessing unilateral spatial neglect, often lack sensitivity. Especially in mild forms, symptoms can be seen in everyday life, but are hard to detect in formal testing. We examined patients with and without unilateral spatial neglect in order to identify parameters that could be feasible to separate these patient groups.Using everyday life tasks as a diagnostic instrument, however, is challenging because it is time-consuming, hard to control and to quantify. Computer-aided diagnostic systems are promising for analysing the behaviour of patients in detail. Modern virtual reality technology allows to place the patient in realistic situations. Especially situations in which patients often have difficulties or that are too dangerous in reality can be assessed with VR.

Towards accessible news reading design in virtual reality for low vision

Low-vision conditions resulting in partial loss of the central visual field strongly affect patients’ daily tasks and routines, and none more prominently than the ability to access text. Though vision aids such as magnifiers, digital screens, and text-to-speech devices can improve overall accessibility to text, news media, which is non-linear and has complex and volatile formatting, is still inaccessible, barring low-vision patients from easy access to essential news content. This position paper proposes virtual reality as a promising solution towards accessible and enjoyable news reading for low vision. We first provide an extensive review into existing research on low-vision reading technologies and visual accessibility solutions for modern news media. From previous research and studies, we then conduct an analysis into the advantages of virtual reality for low-vision reading and propose comprehensive guidelines for visual accessibility design in virtual reality, with a focus on reading. This is coupled with a hands-on survey of eight reading applications in virtual reality to evaluate how accessibility design is currently implemented in existing products. Finally, we present an open toolbox using browser-based graphics (WebGL) that implements the design principles from our study. A proof-of-concept is created using this toolbox to demonstrate the feasibility of our proposal with modern virtual reality technology.

Place Attachment Assessment System in Contemporary Urbanism

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the confusion on the definition of place attachment and its overlap with other related terms in landscape study. Besides a theoretical framework of place attachment was formed to help on the assessment of place attachment. This can help to underpin an understanding of the importance of place attachment in modern urban design processes and to protect such identities to form a better urban environment. Moreover, the paper propose a way to assess the place attachment via modern Virtual Reality technology, in searching for a better way to assess the term, hence helping practitioners to better identify and protect the elements that contribute to place attachment. Its guidance ability on finding place attachment elements in urban development process provides a strong practical value.