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Researched VR Immersion's Effect on Perceived Pain
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Project DREAM is a VR experience with AR components with a fully integrated data acquisition library and responsive VR environment designed for relaxation and distraction from chronic pain. The eventual goal is to have multiple environment types with various possible configurations based on user preference.

Project DREAM stands for...
DREAM
Reality for
Emotional
Accommodation and pain
Management

The data acquisition system consists of the following:
- Emotiv EPOC+ 14-lead EEG visualizer and data recording setup for 5 frequency bands output from the EPOC device
- Data recording of photoplethysmography (PPG) data via ARDUnity and a teensy 3.2 ARM microcontroller
- fourth order bandpass filter for PPG recording and signal conditioning
- software filters
- time synchronization of EEG and PPG
- pre-test / post-test survey system
- independent survey of pain related information
- time synchronized pain scale reports
- data export to XLSX and CSV/TXT
- region, position, and head orientation recording - time synchronized and event labeled

This project required Human Subjects Research certification. I also compiled the related regulations and rules for our study into an HSR summary document and created detailed documentation of the software written.

I designed a customized VR/AR/MR user diegetic user interface system designed to handle look inputs, look and press a button inputs, loading look inputs, UI that follows you organically rather than instantaneously to avoid dizzyness and nausea.

The simulated environment is currently an island, with a beach, dock, grassy field and forested area with wave sounds. The environment supports flying, swimming, diving, and interaction with a cat and fish AI. There are also movable rocks and ocean mist.

Project partners:
- Dr. Christian D. Gonzalez
- Dr. Scott Steiner
- Dr. Reena John
- Dr. Scott MacDougall
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Biomedical Engineering & Game Design and Development at Rochester Institute of Technology
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