Virtual reality therapy simulation for acrophobia / Nurfiza Emilina Hamzah

Virtual reality therapy, based on this sophisticated technology, has been recently used in the treatment of subjects diagnosed with acrophobia, a disorder that is characterized by marked anxiety upon exposure to heights and avoidance of heights. Conventional VR systems for the treatment of acrophobia have limitations, over-costly devices or somewhat unrealistic graphic scenes. The goal of this study was to develop a more realistic virtual environment in which to perform exposure therapy for acrophobia. The simulation is develops using an ADDIE model and several hardware and software. The output device which is 5DT HMD and 3D Pro Joystick is used to create an immersive type of Virtual Reality. 3D Studio Max 8.0 is used as the main developer software. Several limitations have been determined through this development and several recommendations have been defined.