Game-like VR Program Helps 9/11 Trauma Victims

Given that there’s so much discussion about gaming its value within the LIS community, this seems like a pertinent article (from CNN). At the Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Studies Program at Weill Cornell Medical College, World Trade Center survivors are working through their trauma and memories with a virutal reality program that looks much like a video game interface.

“The idea behind the treatment is to systematically expose the patient to aspects of their experience in a graded fashion so they can confront their fear of the trauma,” she told CNN.

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The treatment gives patients the ability to reconnect with their memories of that day, an important step for the healing process, Difede said.