A small study found that distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual reality program helped reduce perceived pain, even in elderly patients who aren’t acquainted with virtual computer programs ...

Students and staff members at Ohio University’s College of Heath Sciences in Athens created a virtual reality program that helps train individuals on how to respond to an opioid overdose. The program ...

In December, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare accredited George Mason University’s Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation, an innovative new program designed to bring a new dimension to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —When Jett Yaggie first came to college, she didn’t quite know what to think about virtual reality simulations. “I didn’t think it would help me at all. I wasn’t too sure ...

The Alive Center for Teens in Naperville recently launched a new “Teen-Led, Teen-Driven” program called “Senior Simulators” that aims to bring virtual reality experiences to seniors in assisted living ...

Arizona State is using virtual reality to jump-start its freshman biology program. The Dreamscape Learn program immerses students into a fictional world where students can take on hands-on learning ...

AURORA, Colo. – Police departments across the country are turning to virtual reality training to help officers make split-second decisions in difficult, and sometimes dangerous, situations. The goal ...

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social communication disorders. In a new research review, Flinders University ...

At Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Wash., psychologists plan to begin using virtual reality -- think immersive video games -- to treat post-traumatic stress disorder by recreating the ...

Student surpasses $100,000 goal to create educational tool for peers This launch showed what happens when a young ...

Learning proper boxing techniques, dodging balloons and dancing with a virtual instructor was how two elementary school classes kicked off a new after-school fitness program at Travis Heights ...

Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina use virtual reality as training tool for lineman across the state and for safety protocols for downed power lines.