A virtual reality experience
transforms the user into a 74-year-old named Alfred in order to see his
perspective as a medical patient. Their goal was to craft an interactive,
experiential product that could be used for curriculum in geriatrics because of
predicted growth in future U.S. aging populations and a disconnect between
patients and the students or doctors who treat them.
Users experience that with some
headphones and the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2, a headset that can immerse
them into a 360-degree virtual reality experience. The headset also includes a
Leap Motion device that tracks and projects user's hands in the story to make
them feel like they're Alfred. Becoming Alfred helps users empathize with and
better understand elderly patients.
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