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Another Reality.JPG Chad Krumrey, a Navy veteran, tries out the VXR system. He though it might have been just a silly video game. Afterward he said it made his depression symptoms less severe.
VA Immersive.JPG VA Immersive, a sector within the Veterans Affairs Office of HealthCare Innovation and Learning (OHIL), put on a demonstration of virtual reality and augmented reality technology called Veteran Experience (VXR), April 18 at the Marion VA Center for Behavioral Health for VA staff and veterans. Robert Robbins, The Southern Illinoisan
Army Veteran Tim Ezell picks up blocks and plays ping-pong during a virtual reality demonstration at the Marion VA. Ezell said he was having a bad day mentally but after trying on the virtual reality goggles, he had more clarity. Robert Robbins, The Southern Illinoisan
VXR AT VA.JPG Executive Director Zachary Sage, VA Marion Health Care tries out the VXR virtual reality system which he wants to bring to the Marion VA. Robert Robbins, The Southern Illinoisan
MARION — The days of lying on a couch staring up at a blank white ceiling to talk with your therapist may be coming to an end. Imagine — No, you don’t have to. Just throw on some VR goggles and open your eyes: You’re now alone on the white hot sands of the Caribbean looking out over a crystal blue sea while your therapist discusses your anxiety of crowded places. The beach slowly fills with people but you […]
VXR at VA: Virtual reality demo reveals potential to treat veterans with anxiety, depression
