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seek the university psychologist in relation to their
anxiety toward public presentations.
To keep updated on our progress please consult
the project webpage (url-VirtualSpectators).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank the Portuguese Foundation for Science
and Technology and the R&D unity LabMAg for the
financial support given to this work under the
strategic project Pest OE/EEI/UI0434/2011.
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Unity http://Unity.com/
Blender http://www.blender.org/
MakeHuman http://www.makehuman.org
VirtualSpectators https://labmag.ul.pt/projects/virtual-
environments-to-treat-social-anxiety
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