"When I saw that, I slowed down and stopped what I was saying,", said spokesman, 47-year-old of civil servant named Gary, the last year in an unusual study of social anxiety treatment at the University of Quebec participated.
Fear got into his throat - what is if I do not mind? What happens if I'm asked that I can answer questions?-but diminished reminded him that the reaction of the audience could have nothing to do with him as his therapist, observation in the background. and if a question clueless could it he so just say: no one knows everything.
He relaxes and finished the speech, and the audience seemed to settle there. "Then he removed a headset that create an illusion that the audience actually, not just numbers on a screen was helped.""I think it is a fantastic idea, may encounter situations where you know that the worst cannot happen," he said. "You know that it is controlled and gradual and still feels somehow real."
Have been more than a decade a handful of therapists work on phobias to help such as a fear of heights or public spaces use virtual environments to people. But now progress in artificial intelligence and computer modeling allows you to a wider range of complex social challenges to take and insight in how people interact with virtual people involved - or by live avatars of themselves.
Researchers are digital worlds with autonomous, virtual people populating the same stresses as cause in real encounters can. are people with social anxiety stupid beat strange questions asked by a virtual. Heavy drinkers feel strongly urges to order something from a virtual bartender while player sit and join a group that play on virtual slot machines be drawn.And therapists advise patients at the moment these sensations are felt.
In a series of experiments, Researchers have shown that people internalize these virtual experiences and their responses to you - with effects that transferred into real life.
The emerging field called Cybertherapy, now has annual conferences and a growing international following of the therapist to improve researchers and other interested behavior through the use of simulations.The Canadian military has invested in virtual reality research; how has the U.S. Army, spending approximately $ 4 million annually was officers and treatment of post-traumatic stress reactions for programs with computer generated agents for training.
The trend has some critics that generates to see a possible disadvantage with services.
"Even if this approach works, it is side effects we cannot anticipate" said Jaron Lanier, a computer scientist and author of "you are not a gadget: A manifesto" (Knopf, 2010)."And in some scenarios I would worry about defining people down: define, what normally is based on what we can model in virtual environments."
But most researchers say that virtual therapy is and will remain, not more than one therapist's tool to be used only if it effectively."It's a real and understandable mistrust of technology as a shortcut for good clinical skills," said Albert Rizzo, a psychologist at the University of Southern California, "but I think deep down, the most therapists will do want your work every tool that can help you, and you will open with virtual approaches."
Virtual people real therapy
"My skills are somewhat limited," says a female voice."For example, I can speak and hear what you say, but I can no physical activity."
In an Office at the Institute for creative technologies at the University of Southern California, a virtual woman named Angelina is addressing a college student from a computer screen.
"Angelina seems to about 30 or so, a beautiful, with an open, intelligent face framed by short black Haaren.Augen and expression, athletic figure led by video cameras and microphones, stay with the student's sync like an empathetic therapist."What are some of the things you hate about yourself? ", asks the voice."
"The student stands for a moment."Now, ", says," in a video of the Exchange, I like that I really quiet in social situations be can sometimes people take that rude, but it is for me just me quiet. ""
Angelina nods understanding and then requests another question which students fear most.
Interaction with a virtual human is programmed that socially sensitive this way are strangely befreiend.Die are clearly human figures; some are balky with language, other stummschalten.Viele have a two-dimensional graphic arts quality.
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