A Systematic Literature Review: Acrophobia Treatment with Virtual Reality

David Jose Giraldy (Bina Nusantara University)
Wilson Novaldo (Bina Nusantara University)

Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Journal (EMACS)
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): EMACS

Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming more popular as a treatment option for many phobias. We present a method that uses virtual reality in treatment to cure acrophobia in this research. Acrophobia is an anxiety condition that occurs when a person is exposed to heights. The goal of our study is to see whether Virtual Reality technology can be used to treat acrophobia. We conducted a comprehensive literature evaluation on publications relevant to acrophobia and virtual reality that were located on Google Scholar using a keyword-based search strategy. We noticed that the majority of papers involve more than two persons as a sample and use virtual reality exposure treatment. The participants' anxiety levels decrease with each exposure, suggesting that VR-based exposure might be employed as an acrophobic alternative treatment.