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VR Snow Game Functions As Pain Management

Posted by Soulskill on from the doesn't-help-eye-pain-so-much dept.

eldavojohn writes "Burn victims — especially soldiers from war — have been proven to deal with therapy and pain better when immersed in a calm, cold virtual world. The game Snow World lets players hit targets with snowballs in a winter wonderland. The results of the study show unarguably that victims handle treatment and healing much better when their mind, eyes & ears are occupied — mind over matter, indeed."

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  1. Healthy Gaming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    More news on health and exercise related video games here:

    http://www.healthygaming.com/blog/

  2. Biochemical basis makes sense by spaceman375 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    When you convince the brain that it is in a cold environment, it adjusts the bodily response, right down to the genetic level. The response to a cold environment will definitly aid the healing process.

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    On the one hand you take life too seriously, and on the other, you do not take playful existence seriously enough. Seth
  3. Re:Video games should be illegal. by kbrasee · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We should draw a line and prohibit incoherent posts like this one.