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A safe way to learn life skills By JOHN ANASTASI August 12, 2007 Children with learning disabilities, geriatric patients and stroke victims will soon be able to cross streets, cash checks and shop at the mall in a Bensalem company's new virtual reality software program. See full story >>	You must allow pop-up windows to view this movie clip.

The healing power of video games Therapists are getting graphic results by using virtual reality. By Rita Giordano Inquirer Staff Writer July 31, 2007 DAVID M WARREN / Inquirer Staff Photographer An out-of-wheelchair experience: At Voorhees Pediatric Facility, Ashawn Brewer's movements guide virtual car. "OK!" Ashawn Brewer powers his Formula One racer onto the track. He almost loses it on a fast curve but - yes! - he recovers with a hard swerve to left. Some wise guy throws a watermelon in his path and he outmaneuvers the mess, only to find a purple speedster blocking his lead. No problem; a butt to the fender, and Mr. Purple is out of there. Ashawn beams. "I like it when I run the other cars off the road," he says. Sharp driving for a 7-year-old - and his wheelchair has nary a scratch on it. Ashawn does his racing at the Voorhees Pediatric Facility for special needs children, one of a growing number of health, education and youth programs using virtual-reality games and programs to achieve a varied array of goals. See full story >>

VTREE INC. AND COMMERCE BANK PARTNER FOR TECH COMPANY'S' CITY OF LIFE SKILLS' SOFTWARE Virtual Bank will help the developmentally and physically challenged learn life skills BENSALEM, PA. - (July 18, 2007) - VTree Inc., developer of state-of-the-art virtual reality software systems for the physically and developmentally challenged community today announced a partnership with Commerce Bank to create a "virtual city" to teach this community important life skills. The City of Life Skills (COLS) software package is a virtual reality system that enables individuals to navigate streets, traffic, people and a wide range of obstacles normally encountered on a daily basis. The software allows users to enter buildings and various businesses, cross busy streets, navigate past curbs, potholes, steps and other impediments. Users can enter stores where they can conduct business like Banking, shopping, and everyday tasks encountered in the real world. See full story >>

The Pennsylvania Department of Education released preliminary results of a study which tested 4 types of video media used in helping educate children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The findings? VTree, Inc’s I-C-ME system easily held the attention of the subjects much longer than any other comparable program. The PDE also found that this attention engagement is essential for any type of learning. See full story >>

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