VRCHIVE: Workshop to Co-create Meaningful Memories by People with Dementia and their Caregivers using Virtual Reality Technology

Award Date: 2019

Project Lead(s): Lora Appel

Project Title: VRCHIVE: Workshop to Co-create Meaningful Memories by People with Dementia and their Caregivers using Virtual Reality Technology

VRCHIVE is a six-week workshop at the Toronto Public Library, whereby older adults with dementia and their family and friends will co-create Virtual Reality (VR) experiences that capture their memories to build a VR-Memory-Capsule. The program focuses on improving and strengthening the relationship between caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia, and is designed to decrease feelings of caregiver burnout as well as contribute to the cognitive health and quality of life for individuals with dementia