Embodied Labs also provides VR experiences simulating conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, hearing and vision loss, social isolation, and aging as an LGBTQ person.
At the University of Minnesota, these VR experiences are used by medical and mortuary science students to gain insight into the challenges of older people.
Janet McGee from the mortuary science program said students often feel frustrated when treated like children—a sentiment echoed in one simulation involving a 74-year-old man named Alfred with hearing and vision difficulties.