Video of a Second Life virtual reality simulation of psychosis in schizophrenia, created by UC Davis Professor of Psychiatry Peter Yellowlees.
Also, create a psychotic VR therapeutic scenario with NeuroVR (from Positive Technology Journal).
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That's pretty cool, but there's a more realistic way to experience schizophrenia, and it's been around since way before Second Life. The secret? A negative mindset and/or environment and some Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or Psilocybin.