Using components from the first person shooter Full Spectrum Warrior, researchers at a Southern California thinktank have created a "virtual" world that simulates the sources of combat stress. In trials at three military hospitals, they're now using the sim in therapy sessions to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for personnel returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I filed a "Xeni Tech" report on the system for NPR's "Day to Day." Link to radio segment with archived audio, video, and images from inside the simulation. An in-depth report for Wired News is coming on Monday.
