Volume 9 - Summer 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                                                

Introduction     V

B.K. Wiederhold, S. Bouchard and G. Riva

 


Critical Reviews

 

Presence, Actions and Emotions: A Theoretical Framework      2

G. Riva

 

Effectiveness of Cybertherapy in Mental Health: A Critical Appraisal     6

P. Emmelkamp

 

Efficacy and Effectiveness of Online Cognitive Behavioral Treatment: A Decade of Interapy Research     10

J. Ruwaard, A. Lange, B. Schrieken and P. Emmelkamp

 

Between Cyberplace and Cyberspace: the Researcher’s Role in Virtual Setting Research     14

C. Galimberti, E. Brivio and M. Cantamesse

 

The Similarity Between the Virtual and the Real Self – How the Virtual Self Can Help the Real Self     18

I. Georgieva

 

Use of Robotics Kits for the Enhancement of Metacognitive Skills of Mathematics: a Possible Approach    22

F. La Paglia, R. Rizzo and D. La Barbera 

 

Interpretations of Virtual Reality     26

A. Voiskounsky

 

Towards Immersive and Adaptive Augmented Reality Exposure Treatment    31

A. Duenser, R. Grasset and H. Farrant 

 


Evaluation Studies

 

Isolating the Effect of Virtual Reality Based Exposure Therapy for Agoraphobia: a Comparative Trial     36

E. Malbos, R. Rapee and M. Kavakli

 

Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment of Agoraphobia: a Comparison of Computer Automatic Virtual Environment and Head-Mounted Display     41

K. Meyerbröker, N. Morina, G. Kerkhof and P. Emmelkamp

 

New Technologies to Manage Exam Anxiety     46

A. Grassi, A. Gaggioli and G. Riva

 

Virtual Reality Exposure on Nicotine Craving     50

P. Gamito, J. Oliveira, A. Baptista, E. Periera, D. Morais, T. Saraiva, N. Santos and F. Soares

 

Interactive and Passive Virtual Reality Distraction: Effects on Presence and Pain Intensity     54

J. Gutierrez-Maldonado, O. Gutierrez-Martínez and K. Cabas-Hoyos

 

Evolution of Smoking Urge During Exposure Through Virtual Reality     58

I. Pericot-Valverde, O. García-Rodríguez, J. Gutierrez-Maldonado, M. Ferrer-García and R. Secades-Villa

 

Virtual Reality Exposure in Patients with Eating Disorders: Influence of Symptom Severity and Presence     62

M. Ferrer-Garcia and J. Gutierrez-Maldonado

 

Virtual Reality to Study Responses to Social Environmental Stressors in Individuals With and Without Psychosis     67

W.P. Brinkman, W. Veling, E. Dorrestijn, G. Sandino, V. Vakili and M. van der Gaag 


Validation of a Neuro Virtual Reality-based Version of the Multiple Errands Test for the Assessment of Executive Functions     72

S. Raspelli, F. Pallavicini, L. Carelli, F. Morganti, B. Poletti, B. Corra, V. Silani and G. Riva

 

A Comparison of Text and Technology Based Training Tools to Improve Cognitive Skills in Older Adults     77

K. Power, G. Kirwan and M. Palmer

 


Original Research

 

PsychLog: A Personal Data Collection Platform for Psychophysiological Research     82

A. Gaggioli, G. Pioggia, G. Tartarisco, P. Cipresso and G. Riva

 

The Development of the SWEAT Questionnaire: a Scale Measuring Costs and Efforts Inherent to Conducting Exposure Sessions      85

G. Robillard, S. Bouchard, S. Dumoulin and T. Guitard

 

Control Over the Virtual Environment Influences the Presence and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Pain     90

O. Gutierrez-Martínez, J. Gutierrez-Maldonado and D. Loreto-Quijada

 

Affective Reactions to Visually Masked Stimuli within a Virtual Environment    94

J. Drummond, N. Berthouze and A. Steed

 

Virtual Reality and Exercise: Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Visual Feedback    99

D. Mestre, M. Eswald and C. Maiano 

 

Telepresence Experienced in Videoconference Varies According to Emotions Involved in Videoconference Sessions     104

S. Bouchard, S. Dumoulin, M. Michaud and V. Gougeon

 

Online Social Networking Amongst Teens: Friend or Foe?     108

B. O’Dea and A. Campbell

 

Perceived Stress and Life Satisfaction: Social Network Service Use as a Moderator      113

Q. Niu, Y. Liu, Z. Sheng, Y. He and X. Shao

 

People Like Virtual Counselors That Highly-Disclose About Themselves    117

S. Kang and J. Gratch 

 

A Comparison of Client Characteristics in Cyber and In-Person Counseling    121

L. Murphy, D. Mitchell and R. Hallett 

 

Towards a Web 2.0 Based Software for the Design and the Facilitation of Cognitive Stimulation Workshops    125

E. Klinger, E. Martinet and D. Perret 

 

Active Video Gaming to Improve Balance in the Elderly    130

C. Lamoth, S. Caljouw and K. Plostema 

 

Simulated Interviews 3.0: Virtual Humans to Train Abilities of Diagnosis – Usability Assessment     134

C. Peñaloza-Salazar, J. Gutierrez-Maldonado, M. Ferrer-Garcia, A. Garcia-Palacios, A. Andres-Pueyo and A. Aguilar-Alonso

 

A Lightweight Augmented Virtuality System for Providing a Faithful and Spatially Manipulable Visual Hand Representation    138

A. Pusch, O. Martin and S. Coquillart 

 

An Evidence-based Toolset to Capture, Measure, and Assess Emotional Health    143

E. Hill, P. Dumouchel and C. Moehs 

 

Accuracy of a Brain Computer Interface (P300 Spelling Device) used by People with Motor Impairments    148

G. Krausz, R. Ortner and E. Opisso

 

Clinical Observations

 

Interweaving Interactions in Virtual Worlds: a Case Study    153

M. Cantamesse, C. Galimberti and G. Giacoma

 

Startle Reactivity in Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder    157

D. Kozarić-Kovačić, A. Jambrošić-Sakoman and T. Jovanovic

 

Immersive Virtual Environments for Emotional Engineering: Description and Preliminary Results     161

A. Rodríguez, B. Rey and M. Alcañiz