phobia https://www.coolthings.com Tue, 18 May 2010 20:17:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cropped-coolthings-favicon-512-32x32.png phobia https://www.coolthings.com 32 32 Banish Your Phobias With Augmented Reality https://www.coolthings.com/banish-your-phobias-with-augmented-reality/ Tue, 18 May 2010 20:17:54 +0000 http://www.coolthings.com/?p=12725 Most augmented reality software center around commercial and recreational applications. In fact, it’s gotten to a point where it feels a bit…too much. An article featured on the journal “Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking,” however, gives hope that the platform might pave the way to helping people overcome their deep-seated fears. In the study, six female participants with an aversion to cockroaches were fitted with AR helmets carrying a camera onboard. The software added simulated images of the dirty insects […]

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