scholarly journals The effect of virtual reality on visual vertigo symptoms in patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction: A pilot study

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5,6) ◽  
pp. 273-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pavlou ◽  
R.G. Kanegaonkar ◽  
D. Swapp ◽  
D.E. Bamiou ◽  
M. Slater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Vestibular Dysfunction ◽  
Visual Vertigo

scholarly journals Analysis of motor performance in individuals with cerebral palsy using a non-immersive virtual reality task – a pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 417-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Martins ◽  
Thaís Massetti ◽  
Tania Crocetta ◽  
Priscila Bianchi Lopes ◽  
Amanda da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality

Promoting Psychological Health in Women with SCI: A Pilot Study of a Virtual-Reality Intervention Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. e78
Author(s):  
Susan Robinson-Whelen ◽  
Rosemary B. Hughes ◽  
Heather B. Taylor ◽  
Margaret A. Nosek
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Intervention Program

A Virtual Reality Version of the Trier Social Stress Test: A Pilot Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattias Wallergård ◽  
Peter Jönsson ◽  
Gerd Johansson ◽  
Björn Karlson
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Trier Social Stress Test ◽  
Physiological Data ◽  
Virtual Humans ◽  
Arithmetic Task

One of the most common methods of inducing stress in the laboratory in order to examine the stress response in healthy and clinical populations is the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Briefly, the participant is asked to deliver a speech and to perform an arithmetic task in front of an evaluating committee. The committee, consisting of three trained actors, does not respond emotionally during the test, which makes the situation very stressful for the participant. One disadvantage of the TSST is that it can be difficult to hold the experimental conditions constant. In particular, it may be difficult for actors to hold their acting constant across all sessions. Furthermore, there are several practical problems and costs associated with hiring professional actors. A computerized version of the TSST using virtual humans could be a way to avoid these problems provided that it is able to induce a stress response similar to the one of the original TSST. The purpose of the present pilot study was therefore to investigate the stress response to a virtual reality (VR) version of the TSST visualized using an immersive VR system (VR-TSST). Seven healthy males with an average age of 24 years (range: 23–26 years) performed the VR-TSST. This included delivering a speech and performing an arithmetic task in front of an evaluating committee consisting of three virtual humans. The VR equipment was a CAVE equipped with stereoscopy and head tracking. ECG and respiration were recorded as well as the participant's behavior and comments. Afterward, a semi-structured interview was carried out. In general, the subjective and physiological data from the experiment indicated that the VR version of the TSST induced a stress response in the seven participants. In particular, the peak increase in heart rate was close to rates observed in studies using the traditional TSST with real actors. These results suggest that virtual humans visualized with an immersive VR system can be used to induce stress under laboratory conditions.

The Rutgers Arm, a Rehabilitation System in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjuladevi Kuttuva ◽  
Rares Boian ◽  
Alma Merians ◽  
Grigore Burdea ◽  
Mourad Bouzit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Rehabilitation System
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