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  • 15 May 2024
    VR Biofeedback for anxiety mitigation: not just a placebo
    We created a biofeedback experience that allows users to control several elements and events in virtual reality through breathing (speed and depth), heart rate, and skin conductance as shown in this video. A study that has just appeared in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies shows that our VR biofeedback has anxiety mitigation effects superior to placebo and also increases sense of presence in VR.
  • 02 April 2024
    Our most recent VR Medical Education system goes in real use
    The Virtual Reality system has been adopted in institutional courses to train nurses and doctors in pre-hospital management of myocardial infarction. A study on the experience of course participants was published today in the special issue on Virtual Reality for Medical Education of the international journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.