So, you know, this MVP, I think from a previous question, it took me about a month to create, so it was not a long time.

And as I said, the trade-offs were it was hard for us to figure out in the beginning, how do we make this work for everyone?

For a person who has had a stroke, very little movement, maybe to an athlete that has a smile cord injury, but are much more functional.

So the trade-offs in the beginning was, let's just figure out how to do it for one

diagnosis and one population and then we can move on to customizing it such that it would

work for everyone. Because when you get stuck with let's make sure it works for everyone,

then you're not working on the features, what the physical therapist want out of it.

I'm Venusoma Ready and I'm the CEO of NeuroRehab VR.

This is Code Story, the podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry

and build and lead a team that has your back.

I'm your host, Noel Laparte, and today, how Vina Someretti set out to build VR for physical therapy

to make it fun and make it effective.

All this and more on Cote Story.

Venus Omaretti is from India and came to the U.S. in 2012 to pursue her master's degree in game design and development.

Technology has been an integral part of her life, as she has been a big-time gamer in high

school and after playing such games as GTA, Doom, and Diablo.

She also likes to keep watching the latest tech gadget on Kickstarter.

And outside of tech, she plays sports recreationally and grows plants for a hobby.

While she was working on her PhD for medical simulation and training, Vena was contacted

by her now co-founder.

He let her know that he wanted to add virtual reality to his clinic, and she thought, wow,

this is an amazing

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