Virtual Therapy.(system for treating anxiety disorders)(Brief Article)

More than 30 million Americans aged 15 to 54 suffer from some type of anxiety disorder--roughly half from fear of flying. In traditional treatments, the therapist spends several sessions familiarizing the patient with a real airplane. Only when the patient feels comfortable being on a stationary aircraft is an actual flight attempted. This course of treatment presents logistical problems and can be embarrassing for the fearful flyer.

Enter Virtual Reality (VR) therapy, the brainchild of Larry Hodges, a Georgia Institute of Technology professor of computing. He and his partner, ...

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