Therapists use Virtual Reality for Veterans

ahoehn writes "NPR is reporting that researchers from the University of Southern California along with the Office of Naval Research are simulating combat situations which cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for theraputic purposes. Their immersive virtual reality technique seems to consist of the game Full Spectrum Warrior, headphones, and a set of VR goggles. From the article: 'The object is to help veterans come to terms with what they've experienced in places like Iraq and Afghanistan by immersing vets in the sights and sounds of those theaters of battle.' One can only assume that soon someone be reforming carjackers by letting them play the GTA."

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but do the programmers get therapy?

[artifex2004]

After having to create torn-apart bodies of women and children and sounds of others dying?

Re:That Dirty Open Secret

[Anonymous Coward]

Do you have any personal experience or are you (as I'm betting) talking out your ass?

The "military brass" has been very up front about PTSD in recent conflicts. There are far more measures taken now than when I was in the military 10 years ago. (Mandatory counseling before exfil back to states for instance.)

Your statement that military leadership "orders" the slaughter of unarmed civilians is a fucking joke.

We haven't had draftees for quite some time now, how is that statement relevant?

What the fuck do you know about losing arms/legs in combat and how easy it is "by comparison". I'd bet my left nut that most vets with PTSD would disagree.

Bottom line, you sound like a fucktard college kid who likes to pretend they've had some worldly experiences, but has never been out of the state of West Virginia except on spring break. Probably were a super high speed CIA-ninja-sniper-assasin riding a desk in the National Guard.

Fuck off.