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Project VR: A Virtual Reality game for chronic pain management

The game doesn't have a name, as it was a project for term paper.

Term Paper Summary:

Virtual Reality (VR) is a form of immersive technology that has shown increasing potential in the therapeutic treatment of patients suffering from acute and/or chronic pain conditions. However, VR interventions generally use games and/or applications that are not adapted for the treatment and that depend on expensive devices for the majority of the population. Therefore, the objective of this work was to develop a VR game for chronic pain management, for use on smartphones, focusing on cognitive engagement and mindfulness meditation. The game was evaluated by a professional physical therapist to identify his perception of the game as a tool to support physical therapy. The results showed that the game can provide an immersive, distracting and relaxing experience in an eventual treatment. We conclude that the game through VR can be useful as a tool for chronic pain management, but further evaluations and studies need to be conducted, especially when related to chronic pain management.

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Compiled for Android:

  • It has the UI in Brazilian Portuguese.
  • It has an exploratory environment with places to unlock.
  • It has 6 minigames and 1 menu to change the time of day.
  • It has relaxation and meditation music.

Basic requirements:

  • OpenGL ES 3.1 or higher
  • Android 7.0 or higher
  • Processor architecture ARMv7 or ARM64
  • Smartphone with performance similar to the Galaxy S20FE SM-G780G
  • VR headset to attach the smartphone

Demo

Project.VR.Demo.mp4

Tools

Developed using a VRG Pro (Virtual Reality Glasses) and a Galaxy S20FE SM-G780G.

Softwares:

  • Unity 3D with C#
  • Blender
  • Paint.Net
  • Audacity

Required in the Unity project:

  • Some files from Google Cardboard XR Plugin

Assets

All 3D models were created from scratch.

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