For this assignment, it’s a creative writing class so it’s just free writing. The word count is 300 words.
Professor’s Prompt:
1. After watching the Bloomberg short doc How Virtual Reality Is About To Revolutionize Healthcare on the current use of Virtual Reality to treat PTSD and Chronic Pain, please read this press release about the FDA authorizing the use of virtual reality to treat chronic pain.
2. Write a reflection based on your perception of this burgeoning intersection between health and technology. What is your experience and/or perception of virtual reality? And what do you think of it becoming a form of healthcare? Feel free to write about how you appreciate or do not appreciate this field. Consider, if you have one, your relationship to gaming and how you think that has influenced these developments.
Additionally, what do you think is exciting about these developments in the tech/health industry? What could some of the problems be, and how do you expect that some people might push back against this innovation?
video:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-07-30/how-virtual-reality-is-about-to-revolutionize-healthcare-video
Press release:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-marketing-virtual-reality-system-chronic-pain-reduction
