ViTras - Virtual Reality Therapy by Stimulation of Modulated Body Perception
Overview
ViTraS develops therapy methods based on controlled modulation of body perception and behaviour patterns with the help of current Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technologies. Body-related health disorders are currently of high relevance. In particular, the number of cases of obesity is increasing rapidly and is becoming a massive problem for individual well-being with economic consequences. After weight reduction, many of the patients affected regain weight. ViTraS uses the psychological effect of VR/AR to increase the effectiveness of therapy and reduce the relapse rate.
News
Erik Wolf from the HCI and HTS Group was selected to participate in the 2022 Meta PhD Research Fellowship program.
Science Minister Bernd Sibler visits the Center for Artificial Intelligence Data Science - CAIDAS Würzburg
The ViTraS project has been selected to be presented in the BMBF Projectgallery. This year's gallery shows future-oriented projects in the field of HCI launched in 2019.
In two reports of public television (BR Fernsehen) and radio (Bayern 2) Prof. Latoschik and Prof. Wienrich present the current laboratory setup and the project outline of the ViTraS project for virtual reality based support of obesity therapy.
iLAST and ViTraS made it to the short list of projects and were honored by a jury of experts at the DIVR Award. We are happy to announce that ViTraS won the category 'best impact'!
Open positions
We have an open position for a motivated student worker in the ViTraS Project. In this project the possibilities of therapy for body perception disorders via VR and AR are explored.
