{"id":1008,"date":"2021-06-14T12:21:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2021-07-15T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:04:11","slug":"isolated-seniors-liberated-by-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/isolated-seniors-liberated-by-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Isolated Seniors Liberated by VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can VR improve the wellbeing of aging and elderly people isolated from much of society, or from the social and environmental interactions enjoyed as younger, more mobile people?\u00a0 This is the question being investigated by <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/magazines\/panache\/can-virtual-reality-help-the-emotional-well-being-of-older-people\/articleshow\/83229039.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stanford University<\/a> in a groundbreaking study of more than a thousand senior residents.<\/p>\n<h2>TL(VR)C<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1011\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1011 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid.jpg\" alt=\"A senior citizen benefiting from VR\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid.jpg 750w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid.jpg\" alt=\"A senior citizen benefiting from VR\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid.jpg 750w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_aid-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A resident of John Knox Village being aided while experiencing VR. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With limited mobility, many John Knox residents were given an opportunity to experience activities previously off-limits. For example, a stroll through the streets of Paris, attending a car rally, and even skydiving were all made available to residents by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myndvr.com\/vr-for-senior-living-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MyndVR<\/a>, whose co-founder and CEO, Chris Brickler, noted the universality of human aging and its associated challenges:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe can\u2019t travel as much as we want, we can\u2019t connect with nature as much as we want, can\u2019t have connections with animals. All sorts of connections get lost and our four walls start shrinking in. What we have tried to do is create a platform where we can bring the world back.\u201d &#8211; Chris Brickler, CEO MyndVR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1012 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user.jpg\" alt=\"A resident of John Knox Village skydiving in VR\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user.jpg 750w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user.jpg\" alt=\"A resident of John Knox Village skydiving in VR\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user.jpg 750w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vro_seniorsvr_user-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A resident of John Knox Village experiencing a VR skydive. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Corona Connection<\/h2>\n<p>Isolation from others has proven to have taken a toll on innumerable people during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. MyndVR hopes this will provide an opportunity to expand its mission. Bolstered by a Stanford study, such services could soon be implemented en masse. 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