Encouraging bystander helping behaviour in a violent incident: a virtual reality study using reinforcement learning

Journal article

Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly being used to assess, understand, and treat mental health difficulties. A key aspect within many of these applications is virtual humans (VHs), for example as guides through the programme or as stimuli to elicit the mental health difficulties. However, there has been very little study on the impact of VHs and their characteristics in the use of VR for mental health. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potential of the VH design, especially with an...

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Authors: Rovira, A; Slater, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Nature Research
• Journal: Scientific Reports
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3843-3843
• Article number: 3843
• Publication date: 2022-03-09
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07872-3
• EISSN: 2045-2322
• ISSN: 2045-2322
• Language: English
• Keywords: Virtual reality; Reinforcement learning; Artificial intelligence; Psychology; Computer science; Reinforcement; Bystander effect; Human–computer interaction; Social psychology