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This article was published on March 18, 2014

Watch how Virtual Reality is used to treat war veterans with Post-traumatic stress disorder


Watch how Virtual Reality is used to treat war veterans with Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Virtual Reality is cool again thanks to Oculus Rift, but beyond gaming it’s finding uses that you might not have imagined.

The latest documentary from VICE‘s MOTHERBOARD team visits a clinic in Los Angeles, where Virtual Reality simulations are used to treat war veterans with PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder). Host Jody Mitic, a former master sniper for the Canadian military, explores how these systems treat a serious mental condition, and discovers how they could be used beyond the military.

This video is a 24-hour exclusive to The Next Web, so you get to see it here first.

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