@inproceedings{9ef7a1fc6b1c4e01a8ca8e5f50901aea,
title = "Sense of presence inside a feared (virtual) tunnel",
abstract = "Virtual Reality in Exposure Therapy allows exposing patients to simulations of feared situations, even in cases where actual exposure is not possible or difficult. We have created a Web application that helps therapists performing this type of therapy when dealing with patients that suffer from anxiety of crossing road tunnels. The application contains a set of animations of virtual scenarios recreating a car journey across a tunnel visualized from the point of view of the traveler sitting beside the driver and exhibiting a set of potential anxiety inductors. In this paper we describe the application and report a user study to assess the adequacy of our application as a VRET tool and also to compare the impact of visualizing the animations resorting to two distinct low cost apparatus: a versatile immersive equipment and a big projection.",
keywords = "Fearing of crossing tunnels, Sense of presence, Social anxiety, User study, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality in Exposure Therapy (VRET)",
author = "Cl{\'a}udio, {Ana Paula} and {Beatriz Carmo}, Maria and Gomes, {Ines Laureano} and Francisco Esteves and Augusta Gaspar",
year = "2015",
month = jul,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170433",
language = "English",
series = "2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015",
address = "United States",
note = "10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015 ; Conference date: 17-06-2015 Through 20-06-2015",
}