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Could virtual reality gaming help people overcome anxiety?

Could virtual reality gaming help people overcome anxiety?

FromScience Weekly


Could virtual reality gaming help people overcome anxiety?

FromScience Weekly

ratings:
Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Madeleine Finlay speaks to science correspondent Linda Geddes about trying out a virtual reality game that challenges you to keep your heart-rate down while facing a terrifying monster, why it could help with tackling anxiety, and whether the gamification of coping strategies could be the best way to integrate them into our every day lives. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Science Weekly podcast will now explore some of the crucial scientific questions about Covid-19. Led by its usual hosts  Ian Sample,  Hannah Devlin and  Nicola Davis, as well as the Guardian's health editor Sarah Boseley, we’ll be taking questions – some sent by you – to experts on the frontline of the global outbreak. Send us your questions here:  theguardian.com/covid19questions