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How VR is Changing the Way We Think About Therapy

VRScout

Virtual Iraq VRET was developed from 2005-2007 as an answer to the military’s problem at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies. Over time, Virtual Iraq VRET advanced and morphed into project BRAVEMIND , which yielded exceedingly positive results through clinical trials.

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New Sesame pal Ameera represents the joyful lives of children with disabilities

Mashable VR

How far would she stretch her arms, for example? In many ways, she represents the complex lives of children around the world, making her both a role model for many and a defiant example of breaking stereotypes and exposing many to diverse experiences. "At What are some of the mannerisms and movements? Ameera meets familiar favorites.

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Why Smells Are So Difficult To Simulate For Virtual Reality

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Having served with the US military in Iraq, Kenya and Djibouti, one of his key research interests is getting former soldiers to don VR headsets so they can face up to, and overcome, their traumatic memories. So getting out the car the first thing we would smell was rose. That has stuck with me until today.”.

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Top 5 VR Healthcare Solutions: How Is Virtual Reality Helping People?

VeeR VR

For example, baby Teegan Lexcen was born with only one lung and half her heart. Similar to exposure therapy for curing phobias, VR is being used to ease Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, primarily suffered by military veterans upon returning from war zones like Afghanistan and Iraq. Surgery Planning--Google Cardboard saves a baby.

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VR Creates the Trainer That Never Retires, with Immerse’s James Watson & Justin Parry

XR for Business Podcast

So we would be tying together people from somewhere — maybe even Kazakhstan, some oil and gas training that we did — with trainers that may be in Iraq, or in the UK, or wherever that might be. Alan: What are some of the examples? That’s an example in defence. And that was all done in a sort of virtual world.

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VR Creates the Trainer That Never Retires, with Immerse’s James Watson & Justin Parry

XR for Business Podcast

So we would be tying together people from somewhere — maybe even Kazakhstan, some oil and gas training that we did — with trainers that may be in Iraq, or in the UK, or wherever that might be. Alan: What are some of the examples? That’s an example in defence. And that was all done in a sort of virtual world.

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Digital Influencers and Marketing New Realities with Cathy Hackl

XR for Business Podcast

For example, with the Doha Airport, I had to download the app. I’ll give you an example: one of the clients at You Are Here that we worked on was Oldcastle. So 2004, I was working for CNN, and part of my job there was to look at all the raw footage that was coming in from the war in Iraq. Alan: It makes sense.