Virtual Reality Helps Heal Soldiers | CIO Insight

Virtual Reality Helps Heal Soldiers

Aug 23, 2005
1 minute read

Originally a first-person shooter game developed as a tactical training tool for the Army, the military has now adapted it for use in conjunction with therapy for treatment of post traumatic stress syndrome in veterans returning from Iraq. So far, about 50 veterans have participated in the program with reports of success.

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