Live Science Features ICT’s Virtual Reality Work in PTSD

Published: August 19, 2010
Category: News

Skip Rizzo, ICT’s associate director for medical virtual reality, was quoted in a Live Science article exploring whether virtual reality depictions based on real-life combat experiences could help prepare recruits before deployment, help train them for the real thing and even help prevent cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers.  The story described ICT work developing virtual recreations based on the stories told by returning veterans. “Our aim is to make the return home as smooth as possible,” said Rizzo.
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