A virtual reality start - up called Healthy Mind is being developed to help assist patients during hospital examinations or treatments , and is being tested in hospitals . The three graduates who founded it have won a $ 5000 prize from an Australian charity , and are to present their program to Microsoft . VR goggles take the patient on a virtual journey , play puzzles or offer a riddle to be solved , to make the patients less aware of minor but painful hospital procedures like having a cut ##icle , a catheter inserted or a dislocated shoulder strap pushed into place .
A virtual reality start-up called Healthy Mind is being developed to help relax patients during hospital examinations or treatments, and is being tested in France. The three graduates who founded it have won a $20,000 prize from an Australian university, and are to present their program to Microsoft. VR goggles take the patient on a virtual journey, play music or offer a riddle to be solved, to make the patients less aware of minor but painful hospital procedures like having a cut stitched, a catheter inserted or a dislocated shoulder being pushed into place.