Oxford VR, a spin-out company of Oxford University, has developed an automated virtual reality programme which can help people conquer their fear of heights. The programme features a virtual therapist ...

A new study from researchers at Oxford University has used a virtual reality-based treatment to help people overcome a clinically significant fear of heights. The VR treatment is the first to ...

OVERCOMING ACROPHOBIA. Afraid of heights? You’re not alone. In fact, acrophobia is one of the most common fears in the world. Now, a team of European researchers has found a new way to help people ...

Participants were randomly assigned to either the Flight Group or the Control Group. The Flight Group actively flew freely for 7 minutes at altitudes below 5 meters using a controller before ...

Could a combination of virtual reality and transcranial magnetic stimulation — in which specific regions of the brain are stimulated using a targeted magnetic field — help people overcome anxieties ...

A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Twente, led by Dr.

Workplace training provider Harness has unveiled the first of 20 virtual reality experiences which will be integrated into its education programmes. The ‘Working at Heights’ asset – which is in the ...

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