Abstract

AVirtual Reality has demonstrated its potential in drug psychotherapy. However, there is little research on the design space of VR experience combined with biofeedback in clinical settings for drug addiction that is aligned with treatment goals. In this talk, I will present how we designed a prototype system, called CravingProbe, combining VR and biofeedback technologies to assist drug psychotherapy, and recruited three psychotherapists for a pilot user study to share their feedback from therapeutic perspectives. Results show that participants agreed that the system illustrates most of the typical real-life craving episodes and useful to discuss potential cravings experienced by patients. And, participants expressed willingness to and felt capable of using this system during drug psychotherapy.

Bio.

Chuang-Wen You is an assistant professor of the Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Art at National Tsing Hua University. His research interests are in human-computer interaction (HCI), ubiquitous computing (UbiComp), and mobile and wearable healthcare computing. Chuang-Wen You received his Ph.D. in computer science and information engineering from National Taiwan University. Contact him at cwyou@mx.nthu.edu.tw.

All faculty and students are welcome to join.