ABSTRACT

Using the Virtual World to Improve Quality of Life in the Real World

Prof. Larry F. Hodges, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology

Clinical Virtual Reality, the direct use of VR as a tool in the treatment or assessment of psychological and physical disorders, is rapidly growing into one of the most viable and successful applications of virtual reality. This talk will present Dr. Hodges views on what virtual reality is, and isnt, and discuss why VRs strengths are a good match to clinical applications. Several successful areas of clinical virtual reality will be discussed with an emphasis not only on the technological aspects of each environment, but the profound effect they are having on peoples daily lives.

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Larry F. Hodges is Associate Professor in the College of Computing and Head of the Virtual Environments Group in the Graphics, Visualization & Usability Center at Georgia Tech. He is also co-founder of Virtually Better, a company that specializes in creating virtual environments for use in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Dr. Hodges received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in Computer Engineering in 1988. He also holds a M.S. in Computer Science from NCSU (1984), a M.A. in Religion from Lancaster Theological Seminary (1978), and a B.A. with a double major in Mathematics and Physics from Elon College (1974). Dr. Hodges research interests include all aspects of virtual reality and 3D HCI.

Dr. Hodges is a Senior Editor of the Journal, PRESENCE: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, is on the editorial board of CyberPsychology & Behavior, and is a member of the Steering Committee for the annual IEEE Virtual Reality Conference.

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