An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention

INTRODUCTION: Self-attachment is a new self-administrable psychotherapeutic intervention based on creating an affectional bond between the user and their childhood-self using their childhood photos todevelop the capacity for affect self-regulation. Technological advances, such as virtual reality (VR...

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Autores principales:	Neophytos Polydorou, Abbas Edalat
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Publicado:	European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2021
Materias:	secure attachment self-administrable intervention affect regulation virtual agent positive emotion change Medicine R Medical technology R855-855.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/45a244969875432e80605827a3ceafc3
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:45a244969875432e80605827a3ceafc32021-11-30T11:07:48ZAn interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention2411-714510.4108/eai.14-9-2021.170951https://doaj.org/article/45a244969875432e80605827a3ceafc32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eudl.eu/pdf/10.4108/eai.14-9-2021.170951https://doaj.org/toc/2411-7145INTRODUCTION: Self-attachment is a new self-administrable psychotherapeutic intervention based on creating an affectional bond between the user and their childhood-self using their childhood photos todevelop the capacity for affect self-regulation. Technological advances, such as virtual reality (VR), can enhance the procedure of this intervention and make it scalable.METHODS: We have developed a user-friendly, interactive VR platform for self-attachment featuring avirtual assistant and a customised child avatar that resembles the user in their childhood. The virtual agent interacts with the user and using an emotion recognition algorithm can provide suggestions for the user to undertake an appropriate self-attachment sub-protocol. Furthermore, the platform allows user interaction with the child avatar, such as embracing the avatar.RESULTS: We show by a small preliminary trial that such a VR experience can be realistic, leading toa positive emotion change in the user.Neophytos PolydorouAbbas EdalatEuropean Alliance for Innovation (EAI)articlesecure attachmentself-administrable interventionaffect regulationvirtual agentpositive emotion changeMedicineRMedical technologyR855-855.5ENEAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology, Vol 7, Iss 29 (2021)
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topic	secure attachment self-administrable intervention affect regulation virtual agent positive emotion change Medicine R Medical technology R855-855.5
spellingShingle	secure attachment self-administrable intervention affect regulation virtual agent positive emotion change Medicine R Medical technology R855-855.5 Neophytos Polydorou Abbas Edalat An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
description	INTRODUCTION: Self-attachment is a new self-administrable psychotherapeutic intervention based on creating an affectional bond between the user and their childhood-self using their childhood photos todevelop the capacity for affect self-regulation. Technological advances, such as virtual reality (VR), can enhance the procedure of this intervention and make it scalable.METHODS: We have developed a user-friendly, interactive VR platform for self-attachment featuring avirtual assistant and a customised child avatar that resembles the user in their childhood. The virtual agent interacts with the user and using an emotion recognition algorithm can provide suggestions for the user to undertake an appropriate self-attachment sub-protocol. Furthermore, the platform allows user interaction with the child avatar, such as embracing the avatar.RESULTS: We show by a small preliminary trial that such a VR experience can be realistic, leading toa positive emotion change in the user.
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title	An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
title_short	An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
title_full	An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
title_fullStr	An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
title_full_unstemmed	An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
title_sort	interactive vr platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention
publisher	European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/45a244969875432e80605827a3ceafc3
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An interactive VR platform with emotion recognition for self-attachment intervention

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