Senior Center & Hospice Residents Experience Virtual Reality, Not Only Fun, But Beneficial
By Richard Hunt\nClarence \u2018Robbie\u2019 Robinson brings VR headsets and finds residents \u2018don\u2019t want to take them off!\u2019 \n\n\u201cThey wanted to tour Hawaii. They wanted to experience London form the day. They wanted to tour Antarctica, tour of Italy, Alaskan cruise, Bavaria, Germany, tour of India, experience Paris, tour of England, Ireland, Scotland, see the tulip fields in Holland.\u201d One VR tour request worried Robbie a little. \u201cOne lady wanted to see skydiving and I tried to talk her out of it\u2026we don\u2019t want them to get motion sickness.\u201d But he admits, \u201cThis lady would not let me off the hook ... and then she jumped out of a plane, virtually. Ha, much safer that way.\u201d Her reaction to skydiving? \u201cShe was elated. She loved it!\u201d