[From The Winnipeg Free Press; more information is here and here]
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Life imitates art: ‘holodeck’ therapy to help rehabilitate wounded vets
By: Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS
18/04/2010
EDMONTON – Wounded soldiers and injured civilians will soon be using technology reminiscent of the holodeck on old Star Trek movies to help regain their physical and mental confidence.
“In this case, reality is reflecting art,” said Commodore Hans Jung, surgeon-general for the Canadian Forces.
Jung was speaking at a funding announcement to bring a $1.5-million virtual reality simulator to Edmonton’s Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
People learning to use an artificial limb or recovering from a stroke will be able to walk, drive or even swim through a variety of virtual environments without leaving the safety of the hospital – almost like on the holodeck of the fictional Starship Enterprise.… read more. “Life imitates art: ‘holodeck’ therapy to help rehabilitate wounded vets”