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This is actually not a video game. it's a tool that's being used to help treat veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. it's a virtual reality system that encourages veterans to relive their experiences at war. some 70 clinics across the country are already using therapies like this. it's today's big idea. it's really cool. margaret harvey is the associate clinical director of the red sox general foundation. they are using this technology. dr. harvey, it looks like a video game. but how does this help treat a person with ptsd? >> ptsd comes from these experiences that are prett...

Program and what projects are being funded by it. well, this is one of them. we have some video for you. brown university has a virtual reality system already. what we're seeing here is what it already does. it's really interesting. they let you go inside arteries. they can also use it for archaeology. you can explore all sorts of ancient structures. it is a really interesting system that they have and now they're building the next generation of virtual reality, fred, and they're going to try to create something far more advanced. so we're just seeing some of the things they have achieved so f...