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Vertigo
23+ hour, 27+ min ago (22+ words) BBC An ex-police officer, who suffers from an intense fear of heights, is hired to trail an old friend's wife....
Cheltenham Women's Institute try virtual reality for first time
2+ week, 3+ day ago (228+ words) Up Next. Temperatures hit record levels in western Europe. Video, 00:01:27Temperatures hit record levels in western Europe 'We're begging' - Savannah Guthrie pleads for help as details of her mother’s case emerge. Video, 00:01:08'We're begging' - Savannah Guthrie pleads for help as details…...
BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Can VR treat fears and phobias?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1358+ words) VR allows you to put on a headset and escape into a completely different world. In this programme, we’ll be hearing about some of the ways VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling serious problems like domestic violence....
Exeter College opens lifelike hospital training ward
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (605+ words) Students at Exeter College get hands-on experience with mannequins A new hospital-style training ward has opened to give aspiring healthcare workers the chance to learn in a setting that feels like the real thing. Exeter College has launched Bakers Ward…...
Headset Provides Virtual Escape for Hospital Patients
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (47+ words) BBC Headset Provides Virtual Escape for Hospital Patients The tech, which can simulate environments like an ancient forest, a steam railway, and a zoo, is being trialled at one hospital in Gloucestershire. Headset Provides Virtual Escape for Hospital Patients (3 mins)...
Gloucestershire hospital's VR day trips for patients 'reduce anxiety"
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) VR headsets helping patients in Gloucestershire Patients have been trialling headsets which allows them to virtually escape hospital walls and enjoy a local day out. The Places to Escape project in Gloucestershire has been immersing patients at the Gloucestershire Hospitals…...
Mental health patients in Maidstone to get virtual reality holidays
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (507+ words) Dr Joseph Kendall and colleague try out the virtual reality headset Patients at a mental health unit in Kent are to get the chance to travel abroad - without ever leaving its four walls. It is all thanks to a new…...
Virtual reality trial aims to help Coventry patients relax during long treatments
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (626+ words) The headset will help patients undergoing radiology treatment to relax more Patients undergoing lengthy procedures in Coventry are being offered virtual trips to the beach, forest or mountains to help alleviate pain and anxiety during treatment. The trial is focused…...
Ipswich history brought to life through virtual reality goggles
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (654+ words) The brightly coloured binoculars are free to use A town's Victorian past is being brought back to life through virtual reality binoculars. Six augmented and virtual reality goggles have been installed at historic venues across Ipswich to allow users to…...
Radical Reflections: How Is Technology Changing Our Lives? (A 2025 Review)
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) Amol reflects on what he’s learned from this year's Radical guests about AI, social media and the impact they are having on what it is to be human. From social media to artificial intelligence, one of themes of the first…...