--- title: Experience Dementia Through Virtual Reality description: Experience Dementia Through Virtual Reality image: https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hubfs/images/news-blog/logo-being-patient.png --- ![EL\_Logo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EL%20Logo%20Assets/EL_Logo.png?width=684&name=EL_Logo.png) [![EL\_Logo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EL%20Logo%20Assets/EL_Logo.png?width=684&name=EL_Logo.png)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Log in](https://app.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Help Center](https://resource.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Book a Demo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/schedule-a-demo) - [Home](https://www.embodiedlabs.com) - [Solutions](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions) - [Immersive Experiences Platform](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/immersive-experiences-platform) - [Learning Journeys](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/learning-journeys) - [Co-Creation of Experiences](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/co-creation) - [Immersive Library](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-library-overview) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-library-overview) - [Alzheimer's Disease](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/alzheimers-disease) - [Customer Service](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/customer-service) - [Dementia & Parkinson's Disease](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/dementia-parkinson) - [Elder Safety & Well-Being](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/elder-safety-well-being) - [End of Life Conversations](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/end-of-life-conversations) - [Home Health Assessments](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/home-health-assessments) - [Social Isolation](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/social-isolation) - [Trans Health & LGBT Aging](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/trans-health-lgbt-aging) - [Vision & Hearing Loss](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/vision-hearing-loss) - [Industries](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries) - [Senior Services](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/senior-services) - [Academic Programs](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/academic-programs) - [Local Government](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/local-government) - [Corporate Partners](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/corporate-partners) - [Homebased Care](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/family-caregiving-homebased-care) - [Resources](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview) - [Webinars](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#webinars) - [Medical Paper](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#white-papers) - [Research & Publications](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/peer-reviewed-journals-publications) - [Free Downloads](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#free-downloads) - [News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) - [About](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/about) - [About Us](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/about) - [Team](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/team) - [Careers](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/careers) - [Contact Us](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/contact) [Embodied Labs News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) #### Filter by: - [All topics](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) - [Press Clipping](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-clipping) - [Video](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/video) - [Blog](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/blog) - [Press Release](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-release) - [News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/news) #### Subscribe to our news # Experience Dementia Through Virtual Reality Oct 9, 2019 in [Press Clipping](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-clipping) Excerpt from an article published on [beingpatient.com](https://www.beingpatient.com/dementia-virtual-reality/?fbclid=IwAR3GlTMZkxqfnab1-zOh6hGT-GqEoMf1nsoqpPmkIHqi5mNyMzAgV-ojjzg)by Lecia Bushak | October 10th, 2019 Building empathy among caregivers and healthcare providers is an important aspect of treating dementia, and virtual reality (VR) offers a way for people to experience what it’s like living with these conditions. One company, [Embodied Labs](https://embodiedlabs.com/), developed a virtual reality experience to help train caregivers and medical students on Lewy body dementia (LBD). The virtual reality program is called The Dima Lab, where users experience different types of dementia-related conditions through protagonists with diverse backgrounds. In one situation, users experience Lewy body dementia through the eyes of a Lebanese-American Muslim woman named Dima. Dima also has symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that results in tremors and problems with movement. [Lewy body dementia](https://www.beingpatient.com/lewy-body-dementia-causes/) is a common form of dementia that involves problems with planning, thinking and memory. 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