An Augmented Reality system for the treatment of acrophobia
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This paper presents the technical characteristics of the first prototype that uses Augmented Reality to treat acrophobia. The immersive photographs are the virtual elements that represent the locations that the user fears. A total of 36 different immersive photographs have been included in the system (12 different locations with 3 parallel photographs in each location). At first, the system shows the central photograph. If the user rotates his/her head and stays in the same position, he/she can spin over the immersive photograph, changing his/her point of view inside the photograph. If he/she moves to the left/right (i.e. the physical position) the photograph will change and the related left/right
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تاریخ انتشار 2006