VIRTUAL REALITY FOR PANIC DISORDERS - VRPDTM

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Below you can find the clinical protocol for the use of the 3D Healing ExperiencesTM in the treatment of PANIC DISORDERS*

PANIC CLINICAL PROTOCOL (REDUCED VERSION)

Adobe Acrobat required for reading the Protocol

HOW TO USE VRPDTM - V. b1.4

  1. Download and install the free VISCAPE plug-in that enables virtual reality on your Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator browser. See installation instructions below:

    Viscape for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

     
    Q. Which hardware and operating system do I need to run Viscape?
    A. You need an Intel based PC with Pentium II/Celeron processor, and 32 MB of RAM (64 preferred)    . You can run Viscape under Windows Me/98/95, Windows 2000 and NT. Please note that some problems can be experienced by owners of Nvidia cards (download the latest drivers and DIRECTX version).
     
    Direct3D Users: If you are running Windows Me/98/95 and have a Direct3D card or MMX enhanced processor in your system, you can use the Viscape Direct3D driver to display smooth-shaded objects in your worlds. To learn how press here.
     
    Q. Which browser do I need to run Viscape?
    A. You must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later), Netscape Navigator 4 (or later).
     
     
    Viscape Universal 5.62 (svr) for Windows 95/98/NT/XP Home/XP Pro/ and browser versions 4.x or above (4.13 MB)
    Alternative download servers:
     
    For Windows XP only: you may have to run the installer in Windows 95 compatibility mode if it fails the first time. To do this, download and right-click on the Viscape 5.1 file, and then choose Properties, Compatibility: Windows 95. Click Apply. This done, double-click to install the plug-in and it should work.
    Q. How do I install Viscape?
    1. Download the Viscape installer (XXXX.EXE) to a temporary directory.
    2. If you are running Netscape Navigator, exit your browser. If you are running Internet Explorer you do not need to exit the browser.
    3. Run the Viscape installer -- Windows Me/98/95/XP or 2000/NT 4.0 - Start>Run
    4. Follow carefully the instructions in the dialog boxes. If you are prompted to restart Windows, you must do so for Viscape to work correctly.
    5. To learn how to interact with VISCAPE, click here.

  2. Go to the different 3D Healing ExperiencesTM used in the Experiential Cognitive TherapyTM for Panic disorders:

    Elevator    Subway    Plaza    Supermarket

    Low cost 3D glasses can be bought by: X3D (US$ 99) or E-dimensional (US$ 69/99). Both are very effective but require a NVidia graphic card (GeForce). To learn how to interact with VISCAPE, click here.

    Elevator    Subway    Plaza    Supermarket

    Low cost headsets can be bought by I-O Display System (649/699 US$ for headsets, 995 US$ for the tracker)

    IN EACH 3D Healing ExperienceTM YOU CAN SELECT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INCLUDED BY SELECTING A SCENARIO (Scroll down the page): THE HIGHEST SCENARIO, THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE


    IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE GRAPHICS CLICK HERE.

  3. Enable the Shared Healing ExperienceTM: The patient and the therapist can experience  on-line the same 3D Healing ExperienceTM and discuss (text and/or voice and/or video) about it.

    You have different possibilities according to the required interaction (text and/or voice and/or video and/or web tour) and the bandwith available:


° Medium bandwidth suggested for voice communication

Video, Voice and Text Chat, File Transfer, Collaboration on Shared Documents

Video and Voice Chat (Two persons only), Instant Messaging

Video and Voice Chat, Instant Messaging

* The reduced version of the protocol was originally published by the "CyberPsychology and Behavior" scientific journal