Abstract
Mood disorders can have a significant psychological impact on many groups of people. It causes severe disease burden and can lead to many effects that decrease the quality of life of an individual. Video games are popular forms of entertainment which can help improve a person's mood and decrease their depressive symptoms. In the paper, we design and develop a prototype VR game to help people with depressive disorders improve their mood. We have performed preliminary testing showing encouraging results in improving peoples' moods.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | GRAPP |
| Editors | Kadi Bouatouch, A. Augusto Sousa, Jose Braz |
| Pages | 406-411 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789897584022 |
| State | Published - 2020 |
| Event | 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2020 - Valletta, Malta Duration: Feb 27 2020 → Feb 29 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | VISIGRAPP 2020 - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications |
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| Volume | 1 |
Conference
| Conference | 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2020 |
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| Country/Territory | Malta |
| City | Valletta |
| Period | 2/27/20 → 2/29/20 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2020 by SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Exercise
- Healthcare
- Mood
- Virtual reality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
