Application and enlightenment of virtual reality technology in military psychological training

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR), currently, as one of the most popular computer technologies, has shown a broad applied prospect. In this article, we review the concept and technical features of VR, and summarize its application in the field of military psychological training: psychological relaxation training, cognitive training, psychological resilience training, extraordinary psychological training, post-traumatic growth training, psychological experiment and monitoring and suicide-preventing communication training. We also propose that in the future, we should strengthen our military psychological training based on VR in terms of theory, technology, and knowledge dissemination.

Keywords

• virtual reality
• military psychological training
• application
• post-traumatic stress disorder