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VR Documentary Explores The Horrors Of War From A Soldier’s Perspective

VRScout

See the effects of PTSD first-hand in this hand-illustrated recollection of one Iraq War veteran’s haunting memories. Following the true story of Iraq veteran Scott England, Mind at War is an emotional, room-scale journey into Scott’s dark descent into PTSD as a result of his combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Every Choice You Make Is Life Or Death In This Daydream Impact VR Experience

VRScout

In 2015, American entrepeneur Chris Milk brought us Clouds Over Sidra , showing audiences how VR technology could be employed as a powerful “empathy machine,” a term he used to describe the medium during a TED talk that has since gathered over 1.5 million views. .

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Bringing War Home

Tech Trends VR

The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. This means that urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria. VRScout (@VRScout) October 31, 2018.

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PTSD Exposure Therapy in VR: Importance of Storytelling & Emotional Presence in Healing Trauma

Road to VR

Skip Rizzo heads the Medical VR Research Group at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies , which has been exploring how to use VR for psychological treatments, cognitive assessment, motor rehabilitation therapy, as well as interactions with virtual humans.

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TRIBECA: ‘The Key’ Wins Tribeca’s Storyscape Award For Best Immersive Media

VRScout

The 18 th annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced the winner of their Storyscapes Award, an award that recognizes groundbreaking storytelling told through new technologies. Celine Tricart’s narrative VR experience takes home gold at Tribeca Film Festival. Tricart isn’t afraid to tackle extremely hard subjects.

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How VR is Changing the Way We Think About Therapy

VRScout

“It was an idea whose time had come, and the technology finally caught up with the vision.” Research regarding VR simulations to treat specific phobias was around as early as the nineties, but the technology simply wasn’t advanced enough for such treatment to be feasible. Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D.

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

VRScout

We are proud to share these wide-ranging filmmakers’ stories with the leading creators, technology leaders and funders in the XR industry.” . ” The Key USA, Iraq | 2019 | 15 Min | Creator: Celine Tricart. It features the music of Gold Panda.” ” Storyfile USA | 2017 – Present | Creator: StoryFile.

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