It may be an overused proverb, but it's a good one: "Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand." That's the definitely the thinking behind Virtual Dementia Experience, a virtual reality system created by four multimedia graduates from Australia's Swinburne University. It provides caregivers with an interactive simulation of what it's like to suffer from dementia, so they can better understand what their patients are experiencing.
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- Virtual Reality
- Kinect
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Oculus Rift
- Dementia
- Simulations
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from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://ift.tt/1JaHfTP
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