Technology is being used in many settings to augment work, but mainly in task completion. VR and immersive 360-degree video, however, can aid people in more emotionally challenging situations. The Hospital for Sick Children sought to help children who face severe hospital-based anxiety in the preoperative area. The team also faced the challenge of making 360-degree videos acceptable to parents and healthcare professionals.

In this session, you will explore the theoretical framework of managing anxiety and learn how 360-degree immersive videos provided a solution for managing anxiety in children. You will learn how to use a framework, aligned with pragmatic research, to create and develop 360-degree videos. You will learn about the strategies that were effective in encouraging adoption of 360-degree videos by key stakeholders, and key steps for developing scalable 360-degree videos.

In this session, you will learn:

• About the role of 360-degree videos in providing exposure therapy to reduce anxiety
• The steps to rapidly develop and assess 360-degree videos for side effects in children
• Strategies useful for encouraging institution-wide adoption of virtual reality
• How to assess the user acceptance of new technologies

Audience:
Novice to advanced designers, developers, project managers, managers, and directors.

Technology discussed in this session:
360-degree video.