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.
In the current ARD report 'Mein Körper. Mein (Mehr-) Gewicht' on the topic of body positivity and health risks of obesity, the HCI Chair was able to present the ViTras project, in which the psychological effect of VR/AR is used to increase the effectiveness of obesity therapy and to reduce the relape rate.
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'!
