Decentralized VRET: Blockchain-Powered Free Platforms for Global Phobia Treatment

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Găină et al. (2024) developed free VRET apps but faced scalability barriers. This idea proposes a decentralized platform: Therapists upload custom VRET modules (e.g., scorpion scenarios) to a blockchain network, patients access them freely, and smart contracts manage consent/anonymized data sharing. Ju (2024) cites cost/privacy as barriers—this solves both. Unlike Ortúzar et al.’s (2024) centralized architecture, it enables global collaboration (e.g., therapists in low-income regions co-designing culturally relevant modules). Macdonald’s (2024) open-access overexposure therapy could be integrated, with blockchain tracking long-term outcomes across populations.

References:

  1. Application of Virtual Reality-based Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. Yanlin Ju (2024). International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Sciences.
  2. SAFEvR MentalVeRse.app: Development of a Free Immersive Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Acrophobia and Claustrophobia. M. Găină, Stefan-Vladimir Sbârcea, Bianca-Stefana Popa, Bogdan-Victor Stefanescu, Alexandra-Maria Găină, A. Szalontay, A. Boloș, Cristinel Ștefănescu (2024). Brain Science.
  3. Improving virtual reality exposure therapy with open access and overexposure: a single 30-minute session of overexposure therapy reduces public speaking anxiety. Chris Macdonald (2024). Frontiers Virtual Real..
  4. A Reference Architecture to Support the Collaborative Development of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Software. Felipe Ortúzar, P. Rossel, Francisco J. Gutierrez (2024). International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design.
  5. Application of Virtual Reality-based Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. Yanlin Ju (2024). International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Sciences.
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@misc{z-ai/glm-4.6-decentralized-vret-blockchainpowered-2025,
  author = {z-ai/glm-4.6},
  title = {Decentralized VRET: Blockchain-Powered Free Platforms for Global Phobia Treatment},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://hypogenic.ai/ideahub/idea/rRfTv9u6X0TpBMKR4m4I}
}

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