Smartphone applications for immersive virtual reality therapy for internet addiction and internet gaming disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvyn W.B. Zhang ◽  
Roger C.M. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Virtual Reality Therapy ◽  
Internet Gaming

scholarly journals Choice of Leisure Activities by Adolescents and Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder: Development and Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality Program

10.2196/18473 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. e18473
Author(s):  
Narae Lee ◽  
Jae-Jin Kim ◽  
Yu-Bin Shin ◽  
Hyojung Eom ◽  
Min-Kyeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Selection Pattern ◽  
At Home

Background Excessive internet game use frequently leads to various physical, psychological, and social problems, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) has become a serious public health issue worldwide. Recently, virtual reality (VR) therapy has emerged as a promising method to increase psychological treatment motivation and accessibility. However, few studies have examined the potential of VR technology for the management of IGD, and VR content tailored to IGD characteristics remains scarce. Objective This preliminary study aimed to examine the potential of a VR-based program that was designed to help users identify their leisure time use patterns, especially those related to gaming, and to modify their gaming overuse by alternative activities provided in the VR content. Moreover, to investigate whether users’ VR activities reflect various clinical variables of IGD in youth, we examined the relationships among the leisure time activity selection pattern, built-in response, and speech data obtained from the VR program, as well as symptom severity of internet gaming, psychiatric comorbidities, and motivation of participants reported through relevant questionnaire data. Methods Three types of VR content (understanding my daily activities at home, finding an alternative activity to internet gaming at home, expressing contradictory opinions toward a friend’s gaming beliefs) were developed by simulating the daily situations in which patients with IGD can select alternative free-time leisure activities. We examined internet addiction, mental health problems, and motivation for 23 IGD and 29 control participants. Behavioral and self-rated responses from VR, such as alternative activity selection data and speech patterns (speech time, speech satisfaction, and speech accordance), and results from various questionnaires were compared between groups. The correlations between IGD behaviors in VR and real-life behaviors assessed by questionnaire measures were analyzed. Results Significant correlations were found between internet gaming behavior and user activity data, such as speech and activity selection pattern, in our VR program. Our results showed that the IGD group had fewer leisure activities and preferred game or digital activities to other types of activities compared to controls, even in VR. There was a positive relationship between the viability of alternative leisure activities the participants selected in VR and the amount of perceived satisfaction from that activity (r=.748, P<.001). Speech accordance in the IGD group was lower than in the control group and was correlated negatively with Internet Addiction Test and Internet Addiction Test–gaming scores (r=.300, P=.03) but positively with users’ motivation (r=.312, P=.02). Conclusions The results from our VR program can provide information about daily activity patterns of youths with IGD and the relationship between user VR activities and IGD symptoms, which can be useful in applying VR technology to IGD management.

scholarly journals Choice of Leisure Activities by Adolescents and Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder: Development and Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality Program (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narae Lee ◽  
Jae-Jin Kim ◽  
Yu-Bin Shin ◽  
Hyojung Eom ◽  
Min-Kyeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Selection Pattern ◽  
At Home

BACKGROUND Excessive internet game use frequently leads to various physical, psychological, and social problems, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) has become a serious public health issue worldwide. Recently, virtual reality (VR) therapy has emerged as a promising method to increase psychological treatment motivation and accessibility. However, few studies have examined the potential of VR technology for the management of IGD, and VR content tailored to IGD characteristics remains scarce. OBJECTIVE This preliminary study aimed to examine the potential of a VR-based program that was designed to help users identify their leisure time use patterns, especially those related to gaming, and to modify their gaming overuse by alternative activities provided in the VR content. Moreover, to investigate whether users’ VR activities reflect various clinical variables of IGD in youth, we examined the relationships among the leisure time activity selection pattern, built-in response, and speech data obtained from the VR program, as well as symptom severity of internet gaming, psychiatric comorbidities, and motivation of participants reported through relevant questionnaire data. METHODS Three types of VR content (understanding my daily activities at home, finding an alternative activity to internet gaming at home, expressing contradictory opinions toward a friend’s gaming beliefs) were developed by simulating the daily situations in which patients with IGD can select alternative free-time leisure activities. We examined internet addiction, mental health problems, and motivation for 23 IGD and 29 control participants. Behavioral and self-rated responses from VR, such as alternative activity selection data and speech patterns (speech time, speech satisfaction, and speech accordance), and results from various questionnaires were compared between groups. The correlations between IGD behaviors in VR and real-life behaviors assessed by questionnaire measures were analyzed. RESULTS Significant correlations were found between internet gaming behavior and user activity data, such as speech and activity selection pattern, in our VR program. Our results showed that the IGD group had fewer leisure activities and preferred game or digital activities to other types of activities compared to controls, even in VR. There was a positive relationship between the viability of alternative leisure activities the participants selected in VR and the amount of perceived satisfaction from that activity (r=.748, <i>P</i>&lt;.001). Speech accordance in the IGD group was lower than in the control group and was correlated negatively with Internet Addiction Test and Internet Addiction Test–gaming scores (r=.300, <i>P</i>=.03) but positively with users’ motivation (r=.312, <i>P</i>=.02). CONCLUSIONS The results from our VR program can provide information about daily activity patterns of youths with IGD and the relationship between user VR activities and IGD symptoms, which can be useful in applying VR technology to IGD management.

scholarly journals Treatments for Internet gaming disorder and Internet addiction: A systematic review.

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 979-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristyn Zajac ◽  
Meredith K. Ginley ◽  
Rocio Chang ◽  
Nancy M. Petry
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming

scholarly journals The Clinical Utility of the Chen Internet Addiction Scale—Gaming Version, for Internet Gaming Disorder in the DSM-5 among Young Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Hung Ko ◽  
Sue-Huei Chen ◽  
Chih-Hung Wang ◽  
Wen-Xiang Tsai ◽  
Ju-Yu Yen
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Cutoff Point ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Cutoff Points ◽  
Optimal Screening

Objectives: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) includes the diagnostic criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD). This study evaluated (1) the screening, diagnostic, and prevalence-estimated cutoff points of the Chen Internet Addiction Scale–Gaming Version (CIAS-G) for IGD in the DSM-5; and (2) the differences in the CIAS-G and subscale scores among individuals with IGD, regular gamers (RGs), and other control subjects. Methods: We recruited 69 participants with IGD, 69 RGs, and 69 healthy participants based on diagnostic interviews conducted by a psychiatrist according to DSM-5 IGD criteria. All participants completed the CIAS-G and were assessed using the clinical global impression scale. Results: The optimal screening and diagnostic cutoff points were 68 or more (sensitivity, 97.1%; specificity, 76.8%) and 72 or more (sensitivity, 85.5%; specificity, 87.0%) for IGD based on DSM-5 criteria, respectively. The 76 or more cutoff point had the highest number needed to misdiagnose and was the optimal prevalence estimated cutoff point. Conclusions: The screening cutoff point could be used to identify individuals with IGD for further diagnostic interviewing to confirm the diagnosis in the clinical setting or for two-stage epidemiological evaluation. The diagnostic cutoff point provides a provisional diagnosis of IGD when diagnostic interviewing is unavailable. The prevalence-estimated cutoff point could be used to estimate the prevalence of IGD in large-scale epidemiological investigations when further diagnostic interviewing is impractical. The clinical and epidemiological utility of CIAS-G warrants further study.

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