Being different: The transformative potential of virtual reality

Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine

Volumn 14, Issue , 2016, Pages 3-7

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b   Wiederhold, Brenda K ^c   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c Interactive Media Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Cardboard; Experiential interface; Health care; Medical simulation; Smartphones; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OBESITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SIMULATION; STRESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84991752635     PISSN: 15548716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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