Ornithophobia VR

This application was developed together with therapists as a supporting medium for the treatment of pigeon and flutter phobia. This application is only intended for use as part of a professional therapy with an expert. We strongly advise against using it for self-treatment outside of professional therapy. No liability is heldby the developers for any side effects.

 The therapist has the possibility to adjust how many pigeons are visible in the VR application and how close the pigeons can come to the patient. The fact that the virtual pigeons react to the patient is a feature that makes the application particularly valuable for therapy. 

Different scenarios allow for a therapy that is tailored specifically to the needs of the patient. In one scenario, the patient can move around freely and approach the pigeons in his/her own pace. In the “seated” scenario the patient is virtually sitting at a table – unable to walk away but still able to look around while pigeons are approaching. 

KEY FEATURES 

• Pigeons move/fly randomly 
• Pigeons react to the patient and can be chased away  
• Amount of pigeons can be chosen freely (range between 0 and 70) 
• minimal distance (between 0 and 10m) can be set: pigeons always keep this distance to the patient 
• Multiple scenarios:  
  • “Seated” scenarios with different selectable chair locations 
  • “Standing” scenario where the patient moves around freely 

 

TARGET PLATTFORMS 

Oculus Rift or HTC Vive running on a Windows PC 

DEVELOPED BY

Huang Chen - Project Manager, Pigeon Behaviour & Main Programmer
Nicole Bilek- 3D Artist & Coordinator
Alisa Feldhofer - 2D & UI Artist, Programming
Samuel Kreuz- Animation & Rigging
Andrea Schwarzbauer - Programming & Sound

Feel free to leave a comment or contact us via VRTherapie.austria@gmail.com for more information :)

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