research project // in development
Fear // Anxiety
Experimental Setup in VR for psychological research (Unity)
In cooperation with the University of Bonn, this project aims to provide psychologists with a tool to evaluate the difference between fear and anxiety in participants. The project won the XR Science Award for Best Practice in 2022.
FACT SHEET
- Type Research Project
- Genre Horror
- Tools Unity, GitHub
- Platform Android (Oculus Quest 2)
- Time in project 6 months
- Team Jonas Zimmer, Vadim Nickel, Arthur Kehrwald, Noa Marcon
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Basing game design on current psychological research
- Creating gameplay situations that can be scientifically evaluated
- Designing levels to create believable non-Euclidean spaces
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THE PROJECT
In cooperation with Prof. Dr. Dipl. Psych. Martin Reuter in the University of Bonn, the project aimed to support psychological research. Psychologists presume that there is a difference between fear and anxiety – where fear is a primal and non-suppressible whereas anxiety is …
To evaluate that difference, as of now, questionnaires have been the … of choice – because triggering fear and anxiety responses in experimental setups is easily breaching the ethical ..
But with the medium of VR which provides a high immersion
DESIGN AREA
. The non-Euclidean level design allows for continuous natural movement throughout the experience.
DESIGN AREA
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