In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been effectively employed in several settings, ranging from health care needs to leisure and gaming activities. A new application of virtual stimuli appeared in social media: in the documentary ‘I met you’ from the South-Korean Munhwa Broadcasting, a mother made the experience of interacting with the avatar of the seven-year-old daughter, who died four years before. We think that this new application of virtual stimuli should open a debate on its possible implications: it represents contents related to grief, a dramatic and yet natural experience, that can have deep psychological impacts on fragile subjects put in virtual environments. In the present work, possible side-effects, as well as hypothetical therapeutical application of VR for the treatment of mourning, are discussed.
From virtual to real healing : a critical overview of the therapeutic use of virtual reality to cope with mourning / S.F.M. Pizzoli, D. Monzani, L. Vergani, V. Sanchini, K. Mazzocco. - In: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 1046-1310. - (2021 Aug 20). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s12144-021-02158-9]
From virtual to real healing : a critical overview of the therapeutic use of virtual reality to cope with mourning
S.F.M. Pizzoli
Primo
;D. Monzani;L. Vergani;V. SanchiniPenultimo
;K. MazzoccoUltimo
2021
Abstract
In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been effectively employed in several settings, ranging from health care needs to leisure and gaming activities. A new application of virtual stimuli appeared in social media: in the documentary ‘I met you’ from the South-Korean Munhwa Broadcasting, a mother made the experience of interacting with the avatar of the seven-year-old daughter, who died four years before. We think that this new application of virtual stimuli should open a debate on its possible implications: it represents contents related to grief, a dramatic and yet natural experience, that can have deep psychological impacts on fragile subjects put in virtual environments. In the present work, possible side-effects, as well as hypothetical therapeutical application of VR for the treatment of mourning, are discussed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
Pizzoli2021_Article_FromVirtualToRealHealingACriti.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione
316.57 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
316.57 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.