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Kang, N. (author), Ding, D. (author), van Riemsdijk, M.B. (author), Morina, Nexhmedin (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author)Effective psychological interventions for anxiety disorders often include exposure to fearful situations. However, individuals with low self-efficacy may find such exposure too overwhelming. We created a vicarious experience in virtual reality, which enables observation of one’s experience from a first person perspective without actual...journal article 2021
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Public speaking training in front of an imaginary or virtual audience: A randomized controlled trialKang, N. (author), Ding, D. (author), Hartanto, D. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)When preparing for a public speech, practicing with an audience is suggested to be effective in enhancing speech performance. However, it is often impractical to organize an audience to practice a presentation. Virtual reality can provide a solution, i.e., practicing with a virtual audience. This paper studied this practicing technique for...journal article 2019
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Kang, N. (author)Whether we are talking about our research at a conference, making a speech at a friend’s wedding, or presenting a proposal in a businessmeeting,we have to speak in public from time to time. How well we deliver a presentation affects the way people think about us and our message. To deliver a well-received speech, preparation is necessary. Among...doctoral thesis 2016
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Kang, N. (author), Brinkman, W.P. (author), van Riemsdijk, M.B. (author), Neerincx, M.A. (author)Expressive virtual audiences are used in scientific research, psychotherapy, and training. To create an expressive virtual audience, developers need to know how specific audience behaviors are associated with certain characteristics of an audience, such as attitude, and how well people can recognize these characteristics. To examine this, four...journal article 2016