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#4: Jacob Hamman — Virtual Reality and Life Habits to Prevent and Reverse Alzheimer's Disease
Jacob Hamman on how virtual reality and healthy life habits can help prevent and reverse Alzheimer's disease.
Jacob grew up in Phoenix Arizona. After studying architecture at the University of Southern California (USC), he worked as an architect at Gehry Partners for seven years. He holds a Master in Design Studies in Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he developed Archiverse, an immersive virtual reality modeling environment to create massing models at early stages of the design of a building.
Jacob's life shifted after his mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Inspired by the work of Dale Bredesen, he decided to research how virtual reality could help prevent and reverse Alzheimer's disease. The system he currently develops at Zenjoi incorporates a series of engaging cognitive and physical exercises, healthy life habits, and stress-reducing therapies into a virtual reality world to reduce the risk to suffer cognitive decline.
He is also one of the members of Growy, a startup that re-envisions the food distribution system by bringing locally-grown food to our houses. Jacob and his partners describe this exciting adventure as an "in-home gardening companion and social platform for sharing knowledge of healthy and delicious food."
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Gehry Partners is an international architecture firm established by Frank Gehry in Los Angeles, California in 1962.
formZ, AutoCAD, and Rhino are two- and three-dimensional modeling tools.
Contact 3D scanners probe the subject through physical touch, while the object is in contact with or resting on a precision flat surface.
Virtual reality is a computer-generated scenario that simulates a realistic experience.
Archiverse is an immersive, full body design interaction virtual reality environment to create massing models at early stages of the design of a building design, developed by Jacob at Harvard GSD.
Leap motion is a hand tracking device for virtual reality.
Zenjoi is using the latest virtual reality technology to seamlessly combine physical and cognitive exercises with personalized stress-reducing therapies.
Brain HQ is an interactive brain training program built by by Posit Science Corporation.
Early-onset Alzheimer's is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65.
Reminiscence therapy is defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as "the use of life histories – written, oral, or both – to improve psychological well-being. […]"
Alive Inside is a documentary about the power of music to re-activate certain connections and trigger past memories.
Google Earth VR allows you to travel anywhere in virtual reality by using Street View with a virtual reality headset.
1Second Everyday (1SE) by Cesar Kuriyama is a mobile application to create a video diary wiyh the photos and videos in your phone.
clips.
Lumosity is a brain training mobile application "create by scientists and game designers."
Sleepcycle is a sleep analysis and alarm clock mobile app.
Growy is a startup that re-envisions the food distribution system by bringing locally-grown food to our houses. Jacob and his partners describe it as an "in-home gardening companion and social platform for sharing knowledge of healthy and delicious food."
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Show notes, transcripts, and past episodes at gettingsimple.com/podcast.
Theme song Sleep by Steve Combs under CC BY 4.0.
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Jacob Hamman on how virtual reality and healthy life habits can help prevent and reverse Alzheimer's disease.
Jacob grew up in Phoenix Arizona. After studying architecture at the University of Southern California (USC), he worked as an architect at Gehry Partners for seven years. He holds a Master in Design Studies in Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he developed Archiverse, an immersive virtual reality modeling environment to create massing models at early stages of the design of a building.
Jacob's life shifted after his mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Inspired by the work of Dale Bredesen, he decided to research how virtual reality could help prevent and reverse Alzheimer's disease. The system he currently develops at Zenjoi incorporates a series of engaging cognitive and physical exercises, healthy life habits, and stress-reducing therapies into a virtual reality world to reduce the risk to suffer cognitive decline.
He is also one of the members of Growy, a startup that re-envisions the food distribution system by bringing locally-grown food to our houses. Jacob and his partners describe this exciting adventure as an "in-home gardening companion and social platform for sharing knowledge of healthy and delicious food."
Links
Gehry Partners is an international architecture firm established by Frank Gehry in Los Angeles, California in 1962.
formZ, AutoCAD, and Rhino are two- and three-dimensional modeling tools.
Contact 3D scanners probe the subject through physical touch, while the object is in contact with or resting on a precision flat surface.
Virtual reality is a computer-generated scenario that simulates a realistic experience.
Archiverse is an immersive, full body design interaction virtual reality environment to create massing models at early stages of the design of a building design, developed by Jacob at Harvard GSD.
Leap motion is a hand tracking device for virtual reality.
Zenjoi is using the latest virtual reality technology to seamlessly combine physical and cognitive exercises with personalized stress-reducing therapies.
Brain HQ is an interactive brain training program built by by Posit Science Corporation.
Early-onset Alzheimer's is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65.
Reminiscence therapy is defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as "the use of life histories – written, oral, or both – to improve psychological well-being. […]"
Alive Inside is a documentary about the power of music to re-activate certain connections and trigger past memories.
Google Earth VR allows you to travel anywhere in virtual reality by using Street View with a virtual reality headset.
1Second Everyday (1SE) by Cesar Kuriyama is a mobile application to create a video diary wiyh the photos and videos in your phone.
clips.
Lumosity is a brain training mobile application "create by scientists and game designers."
Sleepcycle is a sleep analysis and alarm clock mobile app.
Growy is a startup that re-envisions the food distribution system by bringing locally-grown food to our houses. Jacob and his partners describe it as an "in-home gardening companion and social platform for sharing knowledge of healthy and delicious food."
I'd love to hear from you.
Submit a question about this or any previous episodes.
Join the Discord community. Meet other curious minds.
If you enjoy the show, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps.
Show notes, transcripts, and past episodes at gettingsimple.com/podcast.
Theme song Sleep by Steve Combs under CC BY 4.0.
Follow Nono
Twitter.com/nonoesp
Instagram.com/nonoesp
Facebook.com/nonomartinezalonso
YouTube.com/nonomartinezalonso
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