Wearable technology
The creation of the first virtual reality headset can be credited to Cinematographer Morton Heilig. He created a device known as the Sensorama in 1962. The Sensorama was a videogame like device that was so heavy that it needed to be held up by a suspension device.
Virtual reality headset
The virtual reality headset helps with therapy. People with mental health and addiction issues use therapy by virtual reality headsets to help get over these issues. The Virtual Reality Headset helped patients get over fear, anxiety, panic, and acrophobia. One patient was exposed to a virtual spider for 50 minutes a day over the course of a 12 week period. The Virtual Reality Headset also was used for exercising. Many exercising programs and sports games were created. When a patient is going through therapy, the patient has control over the exposure they have. During the exposure, the patients thoughts, feelings, muscle tension, and heart rate are all observed. Virtual Reality has psychological principles from cognitive-behavioral therapies, neurobiology, neurophysiology, existentialism, and psycho dynamic conceptualizations and knowledge in behavioral neuroscience. The Virtual Reality Headset helped patients get some emotional relief from their day-to-day medications.