Titulo Estágio
Virtual reality serious game for sensory overresponsivity training
Áreas de especialidade
Engenharia de Software
Sistemas Inteligentes
Local do Estágio
CISUC-DEI e CIBIT-ICNAS
Enquadramento
Sensor overresponsivity (SOR) is a common symptom in neuropsychological disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder or phobias. SOR may be manifested in all sensory modalities, with audidory being one of the most common (e.g., sounds experienced as painful).
Since SOR is an important prior to anxiety symptoms, therapies that target sensory adaptation should produce impactful improvements in anxiety management, social interactions and independent living. The most common approach is through gradual exposure to the aversive stimuli, in order to develop adaptation and reduce reactivity. This approach has proven results in the treatment of specific phobias, for instance, through the use of immersive virtual reality environments for controlled exposure.
Objetivo
The student will develop an immersive serious game where unpleasant stimuli are gradually exposed to the player and is included in the game mechanics.
The game must provide a catalog of commonly adverse stimuli so the therapists adapt the game in function of the participant.
The game must synchronize with external biosignal recording systems, communicating events of interest from the game to those systems.
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 1
- State of the art review [1 month]
- Requirements analysis, including identification of adverse stimuli [1 month]
- Design of the solution including the exposure in the game mechanics [1 month]
- Writing of the intermediate report [1 month]
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 2
- Development and testing of the solution [4 months, 2-week sprints]
- Writing of the final report [1 month]
Condições
Access to VR equipment (HTC Vive Pro with eye-tracking) and interdisciplinary team.
Potential financial support [scholarship or technical contract] based on the CV of the participant
Orientador
Marco António Machado Simões
msimoes@dei.uc.pt 📩