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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. Re:Snow necessary? by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So Fight Club was right all along? I can't wait until all the Iraq war veterans get together and stick it to the man before they demolish the credit system.

  2. Re:Snow necessary? by flyingsquid · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    All I can say is, I've been way, WAY into politics as of late, because I thought for a second this said, 'VR Snow Game Functions as Palin Management'...

    "I know it's pretty extreme, John, but she's become a danger to the party. The only way we can keep her under control is to immerse her in this virtual Alaska. Now she spends six, eight hours a day in there, snowshoeing, chasing after moose, shooting polar bears, clubbing seals. She's been much more calm and manageable since we started using the simulation."