The virtual reality experience uses realistic avatars that can speak and look like the participants. The goal is to show those in recovery what their future could look like.
The virtual reality experience uses realistic avatars that look like the participants. They are also able to speak. The goal is to show those in recovery what their future could look like.
"People often call virtual reality the empathy engine ... once you're in that sense of presence in a virtual world, you kind of lose a lot of your mental blocks that separate you from things,"READ: VR pilot study and findings "It definitely has made a difference ... actually seeing myself in the condition that I needed to change," Thomas said."It gave me an option of seeing myself in a future tense of where I would be if I continued and where I would be if I had a successful recovery. From that experience I chose to have a successful recovery; I chose to recover the things in my life that I needed that would make me successful.
"In previous times even though I knew substance abuse might have been a problem not only for myself, but for others, I never associated it actually being a problem for me, maybe just an issue that I could get rid of," Thomas said."But after doing the study, it allowed me to be able to see myself in the aspect of how it affected me and what I needed to change."He now wants to live a life of sobriety to honor them and hopefully inspire others.
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