The Road to RecoveryTicho’s entry into VR health followed a tragic family event while she was finishing her degree, triggering a dramatic shift in life priorities. A brief struggle with mental health forced her to seek help from medical professionals, but Ticho felt they failed to communicate properly or offer a viable solution. Creative ExpressionWhen asked about the creative medium of VR used in mental health and wellness therapies, Ticho discussed an organisation with the University of New South Wales in Sydney, who hosted a mental health and fine arts event called the Big Anxiety Festival where she entered as a VR curator to host an exhibition on how the technology could improve mental well-being. I became interested in how you can translate this into a VR experience so that you could draw on the skin or inside the body, or even outside the body as well”Ticho’s venture into VR healthcare tools provided patients with fresh ways to communicate their experiences to doctors, she said. The XRHA later deployed VR hubs facilitated by psychologists, where people could experiment with therapeutic games as well as share their experiences.

Source: Libya Today May 16, 2022 12:40 UTC