Article type: Research Article
Authors: Riva, G.a; * | Bacchetta, M.a | Baruffi, M.a | Borgomainerio, E.f | Defrance, C.d | Gatti, F.b | Galimberti, C.b | Fontaneto, S.f | Marchi, S.f | Molinari, E.f | Nugues, P.e | Rinaldi, S.f | Rovetta, A.g | Samuelli Ferretti, G.c | Tonci, A.c | Wann, J.h | Vincelli, F.f
Affiliations: [a] Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Casella Postale 1, Verbania, 28900, Italy | [b] Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, GRICO, Largo Gemelli 1, Milano, 20123, Italy | [c] IBM Italia, Via Sciangai 53, Roma, 00144, Italy | [d] Centre Medical de Nutrition, Avenue Marceau 4, Paris, 75008, France | [e] GREYC, Bv. de Marèchal Juin 6, Caen, 14050, France | [f] Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Laboratorio Sperimentale di Ricerche Psicologiche, Casella Postale 1, Verbania, 28900, Italy | [g] Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milano, 20133, Italy | [h] Department of Psychology, University of Reading, P.O. Box 238, Reading, RG6 6AL, UK
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Corresponding author: Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D., Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Casella Postale 1, 28900 Verbania, Italy. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that alters the way individuals interact with computers: a 3D computer-generated environment in which a person can move about and interact as if he actually was inside it. Given to the high computational power required to create virtual enviroments, these are usually developed on expensive high-end workstations. However, the significant advances in PC hardware that have been made over the last three years, are making PC-based VR a possible solution for clinical assessment and therapy. VREPAR – Virtual Reality Environments for Psychoneurophysiological Assessment and Rehabilitation – are two European Community funded projects (Telematics for health – HC 1053/HC 1055 – http://www.psicologia.net) that are trying to develop a modular PC-based virtual reality system for the medical market. The paper describes the rationale of the developed modules and the preliminary results obtained.
DOI: 10.3233/THC-1999-7402
Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 261-269, 1999
