Virtual environments for treating the fear of heights
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer
- Vol. 28 (7) , 27-34
- https://doi.org/10.1109/2.391038
Abstract
Can virtual environments help elicit fearful feelings so they can be treated? This article shows how therapists and computer experts used them to do just that. We describe a pilot study that used virtual reality graded exposure techniques to treat acrophobia-the fear of heights. We specifically address two issues: the extent to which we were able to make subjects feel that they were actually present in height situations, and the efficacy of the treatment conducted using virtual height situations.Keywords
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