The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR

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dc.contributor.advisorBlake, Edwin Hen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCoetzee, Mignonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHamza, Sabeehaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T19:29:07Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T19:29:07Z
dc.date.issued2004en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 92-101).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation reports on the results on an exploratory investigation into the potential efficacy of VR as both a support mechanism to people living with HIV I AIDS, as well its capabilities as an emotive medium. Two hypothesis were presented viz. (1) VR will be a form of social support and (2) VR will have an emotional impact on participants. The research builds up on findings which demonstrate the therapeutic effectiveness of telling personal and collective narratives in an HIV I AIDS support group. This fact, together with the tested ability ofVR as a therapeutic medium, let to the development of a virtual support group with an aim to test its therapeutic efficacy. A low cost, deployable desktop PC based system using custom software was developed. The system implemented a VR walkthrough experience of a tranquil campfire in a forest.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHamza, S. (2004). <i>The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6400en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHamza, Sabeeha. <i>"The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6400en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHamza, S. 2004. The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hamza, Sabeeha AB - This dissertation reports on the results on an exploratory investigation into the potential efficacy of VR as both a support mechanism to people living with HIV I AIDS, as well its capabilities as an emotive medium. Two hypothesis were presented viz. (1) VR will be a form of social support and (2) VR will have an emotional impact on participants. The research builds up on findings which demonstrate the therapeutic effectiveness of telling personal and collective narratives in an HIV I AIDS support group. This fact, together with the tested ability ofVR as a therapeutic medium, let to the development of a virtual support group with an aim to test its therapeutic efficacy. A low cost, deployable desktop PC based system using custom software was developed. The system implemented a VR walkthrough experience of a tranquil campfire in a forest. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR TI - The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6400 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6400
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHamza S. The subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VR. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 2004 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6400en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleThe subjective response of people living with HIV to illness narratives in VRen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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