NeuroVR is a cost-free virtual reality platform (wikipedia definition) based on open-source software (wikipedia definition). It provides the clinical professional with an easy-to-use virtual editor, which allows non-expert users to easily modify a virtual world (wikipedia definition) , according to the specific clinical needs. 

Download the user manual (PDF format) or check it online for more info. Have a look at the video tutorials, too.

NeuroVR is designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. The NeuroVR platform includes two main components, the Editor and the Player; they are implemented using open-source components that provide advanced features; this includes an interactive rendering (wikipedia definition) system based on OpenGL (wikipedia definition) which allows for high quality images.

The NeuroVR Editor is developed by customizing the User Interface of Blender, an integrated suite of 3D (wikipedia definition) creation tools available on all major operating systems, under the GNU General Public License (wikipedia definition) ; this implies that the program can be distributed even with the complete source code.

1. a set of pre-designed virtual scenes (i.e. apartment, office, square, supermarket, park, classroom, etc.), covering two of the most studied clinical applications of virtual reality: specific phobias and eating disorders;

2. a rich database of 2D and 3D objects that can be easily placed into the pre-designed virtual scenario by using an icon-based interface (no programming skills are required);

3. the possibility of integrating into the 3D scene video composited with a transparent alpha channel (wikipedia definition) allowing a convincing chroma key effect (wikipedia definition).

• Delta3D (http://www.delta3d.org) and

• OpenSceneGraph (http://www.openscenegraph.org).

1. navigate and interact with the virtual environments created using the NeuroVR Editor;

2. visualize the virtual environments using a standard PC monitor or a head-mounted display The player can be configured for two basic visualization modalities: immersive and non-immersive.

• The immersive modality allows the scene to be visualized using a head-mounted display (wikipedia definition), either in stereoscopy (wikipedia definition) or in mono-mode; compatibility with head-tracking sensor is also provided.

• In the non-immersive modality, the virtual environment can be displayed using a desktop monitor or a wall projector. The user can interact with the virtual environment using either keyboard commands, a mouse or a joypad, depending on the hardware configuration chosen.

3. experience higher realism thanks to the implementation of collision detection (wikipedia definition) to control movements in the environment, realistic walk-style motion, advanced lighting techniques for enhanced image quality, and video streaming (wikipedia definition) using alpha channel (wikipedia definition) for transparency.