TechKnow 129: Farm robots & making movie magic

The Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California unites film and game artists with computer and social scientists to create innovative media technology. Their light stages have been used for motion capture and CGI in many blockbuster films and their virtual reality exposure therapy is breaking ground in helping to treat PTSD in former soldiers.

The Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC has been testing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a means of treating PTSD in returning soldiers. For 40 sessions over a 12-week period, soldiers are enclosed in a pressurized chamber and exposed to 100 percent oxygen to stimulate the body's red blood cells and aid in the healing process.