Episode 945: Virtual Reality for Seniors
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Chris Brickler, co-founder and CEO of Mynd Immersive. He discusses the innovative use of virtual reality (VR) to address challenges faced by an aging population, such as mobility, isolation, and loneliness. Mynd Immersive's VR technology aims to transport seniors out of their mundane environments into engaging experiences, such as concerts and museum tours, enhancing their mental and emotional well-being. Mynd collaborates with universities and researchers to explore the health benefits of VR for older adults. The company has developed partnerships with organizations like the VA and CTA Foundation to expand access to underserved communities and veterans. Research studies, including collaborations with the VA and Stanford, have demonstrated significant reductions in isolation among seniors using Mynd Immersive’s VR technology.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:08.4 | On this episode of Neutworld, I am always amazed when you have someone with an entrepreneurial mindset, approach a problem with a new point of view. |
| 0:17.8 | My guest today solved that our aging population sometimes encounters challenges |
| 0:22.9 | with mobility, isolation, and loneliness, and he set out to find a way to address those issues |
| 0:29.7 | using technology, in this case, virtual reality. I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, Chris |
| 0:36.7 | Brickler. |
| 0:43.9 | He is the co-founder and CEO of Mind Immersive, a national health and wellness company, |
| 0:48.6 | providing virtual reality solutions to the dramatically growing senior market. |
| 0:56.7 | The company has curated a vast library of VR content and creates original programming designed for both recreational and therapeutic effects. In addition, Mind Immersive is working with leading |
| 1:02.8 | universities and researchers to study the potential health benefits of VR for our dynamic |
| 1:09.1 | and aging population. |
| 1:26.3 | Chris, welcome, and thank you for joining me on Newt's world. |
| 1:28.0 | Oh, thank you so much, Newt. |
| 1:29.5 | Very exciting to be here today. |
| 1:35.3 | Look, before we get into health care and virtual reality, which I am very interested in, take us back. |
| 1:40.1 | What did your early career look like, and how did that lead you to where you are today? |
| 1:47.7 | Yeah, you know, so I've been 30 years or so in industry experience. I kind of start off with my early history when I was 13 or 14 years old. The AT&T breakup, the Mobbell breakup happened, as you all |
| 1:54.3 | remember. And my mom was an executive of major telecom company that gained a lot in that change. And I was a weird kid at 1314 reading this long document on anti-monopoly and those type of things. |
| 2:06.9 | But it got me very interested in technology and telecommunications. |
| 2:10.3 | So when I came out of college in the 90s, the University of Texas, I had been on a program |
| 2:14.7 | that really brought in the first graphic internet tools to the university |
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