Accessible virtual reality therapy using portable media devices

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2010, Pages 87-91

  Bruck, Susan ^a   Watters, Paul A ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

cybersickness; Non immersive portable media device; virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

CYBERSICKNESS; IMMERSIVE; IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS; REPEATED MEASURES; TECHNICAL SUPPORT; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPIES; VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPIES;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77954594006     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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