 In the Challenge project builds off of AVATAR, wherein patients create a 3D virtual avatar to go with the voice they hear. This voice is then controlled by the therapist through voice conversion technology. The addition of VR will increase presence, which is thought to be important for efficacy and might enhance generalization through practicing within VR environments in which the voices occur in daily life.

Therapeutic VR-protocol for psychotic disorder: Challenge project

VR therapy project that aims to decrease avoidance and distress in patients suffering from psychosis by a 6-session treatment using a virtual coach

The gameChange project

Patients with persistent persecutory delusions will be randomized across four 30-min sessions of automated VR cognitive treatment or VR relaxation

THRIVE study

-	Therapeutic VR-protocol for psychotic disorder: Challenge project
-	Automated VR treatment: The gameChange project
-	Automated VR treatment: THRIVE study

Syracuse University

VR has been used as a tool for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive remediation, improving job interview skills and social skills. VR-CBT has proven to be effective in reducing paranoia and anxiety in daily life. Furthermore, a social cognition training has been developed with different VR modules on emotion recognition, theory of mind using preprogrammed dialogs, and a social interaction module in which patients interact with avatars (controlled by the therapist by using a speech scrambler). This training is linked with improved emotion recognition. 



Application of VR interventions: Psychotic disorders

Geraets, Chris N. W. (10/01/2021). "Advances in immersive virtual reality interventions for mental disorders: A new reality?". Advances in immersive virtual reality interventions for mental disorders: A new reality? (2352-2518), 41 , p. 40.

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