Hyperion : A Simulation of High Places in the Form of Virtual Reality for Acrophobia Sufferers

Abstract

Acrophobia is the generally high common phobia. This phobia can make activity and the person's lifestyle limited because the person is avoiding high places. Acrophobia can be overcome by the centrifugal therapy method, which is the person who had this phobia is involved in the situation that triggers this phobia step by step. In virtual reality format and the sound effect, VR can simulate like in the high places in virtual. Scientists used virtual reality technology to make an application that can visualize high places' conditions through option mode. The purpose of making this application is to reduce Acrophobia by using virtual reality technology. The simulation of this research is served by showing a virtual environment of high places by using an accelerometer and gyroscope on a smartphone to interact with the social environment. The method used in this research is the prototyping model—Adobe photoshop to make application interface and game engine unity as an authoring tool to build the application. As a result of this research, the user can train by itself or with a therapist using the smartphone android and VR headset application.