project / 2016
GameStart VRx
Patient-participatory virtual spaces
Founder, CTO · GameStart LLC
Career archive · through 2020. Roles and descriptions reflect that period.
My contribution
I created an in-patient VR program at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital which generated over 2500 in-patient VR experiences.
The project
In collaboration with several key internal advocates, I brought the program to life from initial visioning to deployment including tools development, hiring and training staff, and communicating impact to hospital executives. Youth typically began with commercially available experiences and would then be encouraged to create and share their own virtual spaces using Unity. Primarily utilized Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.