The VR headsets were launched at an event attended by ex- footballer and Alzheimer Scotland ambassador Mark HateleyFootball fans suffering from dementia can now relive big matches from yesteryear thanks to pioneering virtual reality technology launched at Hampden Park.
Patricia Clark, 73, a member of the Football Memories Scotland group, said:"As soon as I put on the headset it took me right back to when I was seven years old, when my brother John took me to my first football match at"I could see all the men wearing their caps and could even smell their cigarette smoke: it was amazing.
Their joint 'Football Memories Scotland' project uses memorabilia like old photographs and films to help refresh the vivid memories of football fans. Archive material used for the VR content was co-created by people with dementia, researchers at Abertay University, and designers from Dundee-based video game developer crab.Bit.and Care Innovation Centre, which promotes transformational collaboration between universities and businesses.
Henry Simmons, Alzheimer Scotland’s chief executive, said:"We know the tremendous impact that therapeutic activity like reminiscence can have on people living with dementia.