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You’ve heard of power walking, but “power dreaming?” That practice’s usually the stuff of Buddhism, and now, could go a long way towards mending the psychic wounds of our nation’s bravest. With about 52% of PTSD-affected veterans reported as having disturbing nightmares, the (usarmy News, Reviews and Information | Engadget) working towards a virtual solution that’d marry the design of Second Life](secondlife News, Reviews and Information | Engadget) with laptop-displayed or 3D head-mounted, physio-emotional healing. The project, a form of biofeedback therapy which would create custom, stress-alleviating imagery for traumatized vets, is currently in the planning stage with Washington State’s Naval Hospital serving as its experimental base. Over half a million in funding’s already been put towards the effort which is expected to launch in full next year. And when it does, we’re hoping the tech resembles a certain *Strange Days *](Movie Gadget Friday: Strange Days)SQUID recorder – with happy thoughts, o’course.(U.S. Army urges vets to get outta their dreams and into the virtual world) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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