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Oxford VR a spinout company of Oxford University is developing a range of therapy programmes that can help people clinical conditions that are impacting on their life.
Using virtual reality, the team are developing a range of therapies. Fear of heights is a significant problem for one in five people, restricting their life and preventing them from carrying out ‘normal’ activities.
Oxford VR have developed a treatment using a computer-generated coach that can interact with the patient using voice activated recognition and virtual reality to help them overcome their fears.
A recent trial of 100 people who had been living with the condition for more than 30 years underwent the course. More than half that received the treatment reported a 68% reduction in their fear and when followed up a month later 69% no longer considered they had a problem.
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