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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
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Subject: Re: Ultimate input hardware
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Date: 17 Feb 91 07:47:29 GMT
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I don't know about "mind-reading" per se, but more than one psychologist
has commented on the value that virtual-world art therapy could have for
therapists.  One could, in a sense, "enter" the intellect of another
by traversing the virtual world that the patient/client creates.  It might
take a strong heart to tolerate what one might see -- art therapy, even in
its conventional painting and sculptural forms, often produces harsh and
threatening results.  But the insights (a fine word, here) could be
remarkable.  And, being interactive, an art therapy world might permit
new types of in-world therapeutic regimes.

Bob Jacobson
HIT Lab
Seattle