New VR experience recreates life with Alzheimer’s disease
A new virtual reality (VR) experience lets users see the world through the eyes of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. The goal is to help healthcare providers, family members and friends of Alzheimer’s patients gain a better understanding of what it is like to live with such a condition.
A new report from New York Daily News previewed the VR content, which was created by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA). In the video, users will find that clocks in the room show inconsistent times. In addition, birds on a shower curtain suddenly come to life and fly away, showcasing the feelings of confusion and disorientation many patients with Alzheimer’s disease deal with on a daily basis.
“Each person experiences dementia a bit differently, but we picked a lot of the common scene,” said Christy Littlefield, a social worker with the AFA. “Folks who will watch and are caring for people who live with Alzheimer’s will relate to some features of it, which will hopefully create more conversations about what was covered in the video.”
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