Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that requires the use of cognitive treatments to decrease symptoms in which the use of medication is less effective. Innovative strategies such as the use of Virtual Reality (VR) are being tested, but there is still a long way into developing solutions as effective...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-01-01
|
| Series: | Computers |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/2/42 |
| _version_ | 1797298531248111616 |
|---|---|
| author | Beatriz Miranda Paula Alexandra Rego Luís Romero Pedro Miguel Moreira |
| author_facet | Beatriz Miranda Paula Alexandra Rego Luís Romero Pedro Miguel Moreira |
| author_sort | Beatriz Miranda |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Schizophrenia is a mental illness that requires the use of cognitive treatments to decrease symptoms in which the use of medication is less effective. Innovative strategies such as the use of Virtual Reality (VR) are being tested, but there is still a long way into developing solutions as effective as the current conventional forms of treatment. To study more effective forms of developing these systems, an immersive VR game with a tutorial and two levels of difficulty was developed. Tests were performed in twenty-one healthy subjects, showing promising results, indicating VR’s potential as a complementary approach to conventional treatments for schizophrenia. When properly applied, the use of VR could lead to more efficient and accessible treatments, potentially reducing its costs and reaching a broader population. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T22:36:12Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-0ffc5e8b8e63477e954d08857b57d5bf |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2073-431X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T22:36:12Z |
| publishDate | 2024-01-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Computers |
| spelling | doaj.art-0ffc5e8b8e63477e954d08857b57d5bf2024-02-23T15:12:54ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2024-01-011324210.3390/computers13020042Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative SymptomsBeatriz Miranda0Paula Alexandra Rego1Luís Romero2Pedro Miguel Moreira3ADiT-Lab—Applied Digital Transformation Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalADiT-Lab—Applied Digital Transformation Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalADiT-Lab—Applied Digital Transformation Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalADiT-Lab—Applied Digital Transformation Laboratory, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, PortugalSchizophrenia is a mental illness that requires the use of cognitive treatments to decrease symptoms in which the use of medication is less effective. Innovative strategies such as the use of Virtual Reality (VR) are being tested, but there is still a long way into developing solutions as effective as the current conventional forms of treatment. To study more effective forms of developing these systems, an immersive VR game with a tutorial and two levels of difficulty was developed. Tests were performed in twenty-one healthy subjects, showing promising results, indicating VR’s potential as a complementary approach to conventional treatments for schizophrenia. When properly applied, the use of VR could lead to more efficient and accessible treatments, potentially reducing its costs and reaching a broader population.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/2/42serious gamesschizophreniavirtual environmentsvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Miranda Paula Alexandra Rego Luís Romero Pedro Miguel Moreira Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms Computers serious games schizophrenia virtual environments virtual reality |
| title | Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
| title_full | Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
| title_fullStr | Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
| title_short | Application of Immersive VR Serious Games in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms |
| title_sort | application of immersive vr serious games in the treatment of schizophrenia negative symptoms |
| topic | serious games schizophrenia virtual environments virtual reality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/13/2/42 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT beatrizmiranda applicationofimmersivevrseriousgamesinthetreatmentofschizophrenianegativesymptoms AT paulaalexandrarego applicationofimmersivevrseriousgamesinthetreatmentofschizophrenianegativesymptoms AT luisromero applicationofimmersivevrseriousgamesinthetreatmentofschizophrenianegativesymptoms AT pedromiguelmoreira applicationofimmersivevrseriousgamesinthetreatmentofschizophrenianegativesymptoms |