STANFORD, Calif., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virtual
Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford University, the pioneering lab focused on
the psychological and behavioral effects of virtual reality,
announced today a new study in
collaboration with MyndVR, the leading provider of
VR solutions for older adults. The Study will examine how
older adults' use of VR affects their psychological well-being and
their attitudes toward new technologies.
Researchers at Stanford's VHIL have
been building immersive VR content and testing its effects on
people for nearly two decades. Members of the Lab have
published hundreds of scientific articles detailing the
psychological and behavioral impacts of VR experiences. The Lab's
founding director, Jeremy Bailenson, is considered one of
the world's leading experts on the topic.
"Virtual Reality adoption has been growing significantly, and
we're interested in both the immediate and lasting benefits it
can provide," said Bailenson. "Working with MyndVR gives us access
to a crucial population of older adults that were hit particularly
hard by the isolation of the past year."
"Our goal since day one has always been to improve the quality
of life for older adults," said Chris
Brickler, CEO of MyndVR. "We are excited to be part of
this study with such a prestigious team at Stanford and to provide this opportunity to the
senior living communities within our network."
MyndVR has brought together a powerful consortium of industry
collaborators to support this research, including AT&T and some
of the world's most innovative senior living communities. By
combining the MyndVR platform with AT&T 5G technology, the
patient experience is further enhanced.
"We're entering a new age of digital therapeutics that harnesses
the power of 5G and virtual reality," said Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business. "5G-enabled
solutions benefit from faster speeds, reduction of latency, greater
security and mass connectivity, and can represent a significant
step forward in fueling more innovation across every business.
We're proud to work with Stanford and
MyndVR to contribute to the technology behind the future of
healthcare."
Although the study is not limited to the US, the first
communities to sign on to this groundbreaking study are John Knox
Village in South Florida,
Benedictine Living across the Midwest, St. Barnabas in Western Pennsylvania, the Long Island State
Veterans Home in New York, Maple
Knoll Village in Ohio, and
Technology for Ageing & Disability WA (TADWA) in Australia, New
Zealand and Oceania. MyndVR is also working with Therapy
Management Corp (TMC), a leading provider of therapy services to
hundreds of healthcare providers to bring this opportunity to their
customers, further expanding the population of participants.
By participating in this research, communities and other
healthcare providers will help conduct one of the
largest-scale studies to-date of how VR affects this vitally
important population and the role that technology could play
in their overall health and wellness.
If interested in participating in the study, please contact
MyndVR at https://www.myndvr.com.
About Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction
Lab
Since its founding in 2003, researchers at VHIL have sought to
better understand the psychological and behavioral effects of
Virtual Reality (VR) and, more recently, Augmented Reality (AR).
Almost two decades later, we are in the Dawn of the Virtual
Revolution. VR is finally widely available for consumers, and every
day we are seeing new innovations. It is critical, now more than
ever, that we seek answers to these important questions: What
psychological processes operate when people use VR and AR? How does
this medium fundamentally transform people and society? And how can
we actively seek to create and consume VR that enhances instead of
detracts from the real world around us?
About MyndVR
MyndVR is the leading provider of Virtual Reality solutions
for senior living communities, veteran homes, home health agencies,
individual adults aging in their own homes, and other healthcare
settings. The company has curated a vast library of VR content and
created MyndVR Studios to produce exclusive therapeutic
experiences that positively impact the lives of people across the
continuum of care. MyndVR is committed to conducting
extensive research in order to measure the therapeutic effect of
VR. These studies will continue to measure healthcare outcomes,
including cognitive, visual, emotional and physical effects on
older adults. For more,
visit http://www.myndvr.com.
About AT&T
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