Virtual Reality-Based Communication Media For Acrophobia Therapy
Abstract
The rapid development of information and communication
technology has a significant impact on the use of media to help
patients in reducing anxiety. This study aims at developing virtual
reality-based therapeutic media to overcome acrophobia. Model
ADDIE is applied in this research. The results show the therapy
system that utilizes the technology of virtual reality proven effective
to treat acrophobics by bringing together people with acrophobia
along with a direct object using desensitization and virtual reality
assisted with 3D glasses as display media. In this invention, a virtual
reality system for acrophobia therapy is developed by using the
android operating system which characterized by a minimum android
KitKat 4.4 specification.
Keywords: Virtual Reality, Communication Media, Acrophobia Therapy