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Docta Complutense author García-Batista, Zoilo Emilio author Guerra-Peña, Kiero author Alsina-Jurnet, Ivan author Cano Vindel, Antonio author Herrera Martínez, Solmary Xiomara author Jiménez-Payano, Daniel author Moretti, Luciana Sofía author Medrano, Leonardo Adrián 2023-06-16T15:15:29Z 2023-06-16T15:15:29Z 2020 07475632 10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.015 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/5987 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.015 Virtual Reality is a powerful tool for the treatment of agoraphobia. However, how effective is the use of these scenarios when they do not resemble the sociocultural context? Literature suggests that the inclusion of culturally relevant elements increases the ecological validity and transferability of learning since it reduces the gap between the virtual and real context. Unfortunately, in Latin America, the development of virtual environments is incipient, and the use of generic virtual environments is commonplace. The objective of this study was to develop virtual environments that include elements that are culturally relevant to the population of the Dominican Republic. Three hundred people with symptoms of agoraphobia were interviewed. Based on the information obtained, four scenarios were designed: house, elevator, park and public transport. In each scenario, the parameters that increase anxiety levels (for example, number of people) may be controlled and modified, allowing the development of exposure levels. eng Design of virtual environments for the treatment of agoraphobia: Inclusion of culturally relevant elements for the population of the Dominican Republic journal article URL https://docta.ucm.es/bitstreams/e0d5326a-f491-40c7-9066-c79dd1707cd9/download File MD5 12c0e1cf24d87b56798bf592354284d6 1187848 application/pdf 1-s2.0-S0747563219303024-main.pdf URL https://docta.ucm.es/bitstreams/de612649-2676-4e8a-8ec9-c4c3cb02655c/download File MD5 ea6e130e3e944995a693d016a34682c4 43080 text/plain 1-s2.0-S0747563219303024-main.pdf.txt