title: NeuroVR 2--a free virtual reality platform for the assessment and treatment in behavioral health care.
abstract: At MMVR 2007 we presented NeuroVR (http://www.neurovr.org) a free virtual reality platform based on open-source software. The software allows non-expert users to adapt the content of 14 pre-designed virtual environments to the specific needs of the clinical or experimental setting. Following the feedbacks of the 2000 users who downloaded the first versions (1 and 1.5), we developed a new version--NeuroVR 2 (http://www.neurovr2.org)--that improves the possibility for the therapist to enhance the patient's feeling of familiarity and intimacy with the virtual scene, by using external sounds, photos or videos. More, when running a simulation, the system offers a set of standard features that contribute to increase the realism of the simulated scene. These include collision detection to control movements in the environment, realistic walk-style motion, advanced lighting techniques for enhanced image quality, and streaming of video textures using alpha channel for transparency.
authors.affiliation: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaggioli
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raspelli
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cipresso
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pallavicini
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigna
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagliati
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gasco
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donvito
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D019212:Multimedia; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface