Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) offer new possibilities in the development of novel tools for mental healthcare. Given that emotions play a central role in many mental disorders, it is necessary to build VR/AR systems that can understand emotional behaviours. Therefore, the main objective of this research project is to understand how to build VR/AR systems capable of adapting automatically to the emotional states of users. For example, to build games that regulate emotional states of people.

This research project is part of a collaboration with the Technische Universität Berlin (TUB).

Aims and objectives

General objective: Understand how to build VR/AR systems that adapt automatically to the emotional states of users.

Researcher:

• M.Sc., Andrés Pinilla Palacios

Supervisors:

• Dr. Jaime Garcia (UTS)
• Dr. William Raffe (UTS) 
• Prof. Dr.Ing. Sebastian Möller (TUB)
• Dr.Ing. JanNiklas VoigtAntons (TUB)