VR app lets you see through the eyes of person with dementia

By Tim Biggs
Updated September 28 2016 - 11:08am, first published September 22 2016 - 2:35pm
Carers trying out EDIE at the Alzheimer's Australia launch event in Melbourne. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
Carers trying out EDIE at the Alzheimer's Australia launch event in Melbourne. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
A screenshot from the EDIE VR app.
A screenshot from the EDIE VR app.
Dr Ron Petersen from the Mayo Clinic in the US tries out the EDIE app at the launch event. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
Dr Ron Petersen from the Mayo Clinic in the US tries out the EDIE app at the launch event. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

A new virtual reality app that puts users in the position of a person living with dementia has been released for Google's Cardboard VR platform.

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