Fantasy worlds created by virtual reality have been shown to provide a novel form of relief to patients suffering from intractable pain….
“My pain when the nurse is changing my bandages is consistently extreme… But during the time I was in VR, I was pretty much unaware that the nurse was even working on my wound. | I mean, at some level I knew she was working on me, but I wasn’t thinking about it because I was inside that SnowWorld.” — patient Mike Robinson, in a story by Becky McCall —Real pain dulled in virtual worlds (BBC)
The researchers are also using a simulation of the events of 9/11/2001 to desensitize survivors of the attacks to the trauma they experiencded that day.
Thanks for the link, Rosemary.
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers,…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.