EP.5| The Trouble with VR

As virtual reality technology continues to proliferate the mainstream marketplace, VR human care practitioners and VR content creators, designers, and performers grapple with real...and perceived challenges with virtual reality. In this episode:

• Brennan Spiegel, PhD

• Skip Rizzo, PhD

• Iris Valerie Stracke, PhD

• Laura Garcia, PhD

• Jason Jerald, PhD

• Owen Harris

• Deirdre V. Lyons

• Stephen Butchko

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DEEP. (n.d.). Owen LL Harris. Retrieved January 18, 2023, from http://owenllharris.com/deep

Garcia, L. M., Birckhead, B. J., Krishnamurthy, P., Sackman, J., Mackey, I. G., Louis, R. G., Salmasi, V., Maddox, T., & Darnall, B. D. (2021). An 8-Week Self-Administered At-Home Behavioral Skills-Based Virtual Reality Program for Chronic Low Back Pain: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Conducted During COVID-19. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(2), e26292. https://doi.org/10.2196/26292

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