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Dr. Asher Marks Highlights Healing Benefits of VR in Peer Review Publication
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
For patients with physical disabilities or social anxieties that prevent them from participating in support groups, VR provides the opportunity to connect with others and build strong social support networks.
Invite Only VR Joins Unity for Humanity 2020 Showcase
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Invite Only VR was selected for Unity for Humanity’s Health and Wellbeing Showcase. Check out the game’s page on the 2020 showcase!
Invite Only VR discussed on Select CT Podcast
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Dr. Hieftje and Bernard Francois, head of game prototyping company PreviewLabs, discussed our flagship game Invite Only VR, on episode 9 of the Select CT Podcast. Listen Here!
Dr. Hieftje’s WHRY Funding and Subsequent NIH Grant Recognized in Yale Article
Monday, October 5, 2020
The earliest version of One Night Stan was made possible thanks to the generosity and support from the Women’s Health Research at Yale’s Pilot Project Program. The seed funding they provided allowed us to test a card game prototype that helped us secure funding from NIH to build the digital app version. Check out the wonderful writeup about support from WHRY that appeared in the Yale School of Medicine article here!
play4REAL XR Lab takes home GOLD at Serious Play 2020!
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Invite Only VR: A Vaping Prevention Game was awarded GOLD in the K12 STEM Education Category!
Invite Only VR featured in award winning podcast
Friday, March 20, 2020
Dr. Hieftje was recently interviewed by CTIS Discovery radio for their special podcast on the Serious Risks of Vaping. The episode won a national Gold Award in the 38th Annual Healthcare Ad Awards! Click here to listen to the award-winning podcast.
Virtual Reality-Based Group Therapy Benefits Cancer Patients
Monday, January 13, 2020
Yale School of Medicine in conjunction with Foretell Reality, a subsidiary company of The Glimpse Group, Inc., is actively studying the effects of virtual reality (VR) on group therapy for cancer patients.
We made the list! Invite Only VR is a Forbes Top 50 VR Game for 2019!!! Forbes Top 50 VR Games for 2019
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Blog by Dr. Kimberly Hieftje at #slowchathealth about Invite Only VR and brining VR to the classroom.
Friday, December 20, 2019
Invite Only VR Now Live on Oculus Go Store
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
As of November 12th, 2019 Invite Only VR is now LIVE on the Oculus Go Store! It is free to download, so check it out!