Michael Madary Sneak peak

Have you ever thought about Virtual Reality needing a code of ethics? According to technology ethicist Michael Madary, it does as he speaks to Virtually Better upon creating the first code of ethics that people need to adhere to when using intrusive software such as virtual reality.

"Our experiences in Virtual Reality can have long lasting psychological influences on us and so with that result we thought it would be a good idea to publish a code of conduct."

Ian Ravenscroft preview

BBC producer Ian Ravenscroft gives us a sneak peak into the inspiration behind his Mental Health in VR series and found that even though it is a superb tool for putting people with psychological disorders in a different environment, there has to be measure in the way you do it because the whole experience of VR can be overwhelming for people with mental health disorders.

Dr Kate Anthony Snippet

Dr Kate Anthony is a member of the BCAP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and leading expert on the use of technology in therapy, coaching and the helping professions. Kate is an advocate for Virtual reality to be used as a therapy but says that there needs to be control by a therapist when a patient uses VR as a therapy for their psychological disorder.

"At that point they may come across Virtual Reality and find a world were they can be someone or feel they look like someone else for a while and this is where I stress that having a live therapist on the other end of the communication is so important."

Prof. Mayank Mehta Sneak Peak

A sneak peak interview with Neurologist and UCLA Professor. Mayank Mehta. . Mayank explains that his discovery of how the hippocampus in the brain works during the use of Virtual Reality proves that it could be beneficial to improving peoples cognition, resulting in the treatment of mental health disorders.

"We can probably make another version of Virtual Reality which can activate the brain fully and can be used as a therapeutic tool and also use it for treatment. We can use Virtual Reality to make the neurones more or less active and treat diseases."

Case Study: Katy Matilda Neo Snippet

Katy Matilda Neo is a 31 year-old Artist and Mental Health Advocate. Katy has all nine symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder which means she sees a therapist every week. She has found that sometimes her therapist doesn't necessarily always understand how she feels, so she has found that using Virtual Reality means she can really describe how she feels in ways that just simply explaining in words cant.

"If VR can be accessible for therapists to use, it would really improve the communication between the patient and therapist."

Check our Katy's artwork here