Posted: Jun 27, 2021 4:30 AM ET | Last Updated: June 27
A Kingston, Ont. city council virtual meeting on Oct. 27, 2020. New research suggests it can be exhausting to try to be constantly looking at close-up views of the human face, trying to read expressions and cues.(Kingston City Council/Youtube)
TERRY SPENCER
Associated Press
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. â Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station in the kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional well-being of older people.
Donning 1-pound headsets with video and sound, the four could imagine floating weightless with astronauts and get a 360-degree tour of the station. In other programs, residents can take virtual visits to Paris, Venice, Egypt or elsewhere around the globe; attend a car rally, skydive or go on a hike.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station on Tuesday, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional well-being of older people.
A California university and a Florida senior community are teaming up to see whether virtual reality can help the emotional well-being of older people.