by Orli Belman | May 24, 2016 | News
A story on WHYY’s The Pulse focused on the use of virtual reality to change human attitudes, and increase the user’s compassion and empathy. The story states that ICT’s Skip Rizzo has seen the empathetic benefits of these tools. He and his team...
by Orli Belman | May 23, 2016 | News
The Wall Street Journal quotes Skip Rizzo in a story about research into fall prevention, including a study of virtual reality exposure therapy to address a fear of falling. “It shows some promise,” said Skip Rizzo, a psychologist and director of medical virtual...
by Orli Belman | May 19, 2016 | News
CCTV-America featured research by Ari Shapiro and Andrew Feng to create user-like avatars. Shapiro and his colleagues’ Rapid Avatar Generator work reproduces a digital version of the user within minutes and at a fraction of the cost of existing technology....
by Orli Belman | May 18, 2016 | News
The BBC turned to ICT experts Mark Bolas and Skip Rizzo for a feature on the future of virtual reality. Listen to the interviews here. Read them here. Mark Bolas: “I’m worried by our current computer interfaces. I watch people walking around like zombies...
by Orli Belman | May 18, 2016 | News
A “Rising Star” story in online magazine Ozy profiles Skip Rizzo as a virtual reality pioneer who has been at the forefront of medical applications of the technology. Last year, Rizzo received the Pioneer in Medicine Award from the Society for Brain...
