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Virtual reality flight experience suggests a new approach to fear reduction without repeated exposure

A research group led by Fujino Misako and Haruno Masahiko at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has demonstrated that experiencing active flight in virtual reality (VR ...
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VR flight experience reduces fear of heights by action-based prediction of safety

Participants were randomly assigned to either the Flight Group or the Control Group. The Flight Group actively flew freely for 7 minutes at altitudes below 5 meters using a controller before ...