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05/18/2025

An invigorating day at XRI Demo Day 2025 presenting on our for the Meta Oculus Quest 2 hardware along side other XR creators and enthusiasts. Huge thanks to Janar, Francesca and Joy for another successful event.

01/03/2025

Excited to enter the new year with a publication in The Journal of Child Life to bring more visibility to the important role of child life specialists to support pediatric patients before surgery and the potential for Surgery Prep, our app, to assist.

By Jasen Liu, Tracy Reyes Serrano & 4 more. This study evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of "Surgery Prep," a gamified virtual reality (VR) app that features a perioperative walkthrough designed to help pediatric patients psychologically prepare for surgery.

10/02/2024

It's not easy to foster engagement at a virtual conference. The Child's Play and Children’s Hospital Colorado organizers for the Pediatric Gaming and Technology Symposium have it figured out with Gather Town. You navigate your avatar through different spaces to meet other attendees between presentations.

09/23/2024

Excited to present on ways to psychologically prepare pediatric patients for medical procedures and discuss Prep, our solution, at the
2024 Gaming & Technology Symposium
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05/28/2024

We appreciate positive reviews for our Surgery Prep app and even more so from a using our app to help pediatric patients cope with upcoming surgeries.

04/03/2024

We are excited to have been featured in a recent Orange County Business Journal article (3rd article from the top) for our work with Saritasa - Technology Solutions to develop Surgery Prep, a app for patients designed to reduce anxiety before .

CerraCap Cares has partnered with luxury electric vehicle maker Karma Automotive to launch InnoV8, a platform dedicated to supporting and funding women entrepreneurs in Southern California.

03/28/2024

Excited to attend Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine conference ( ) and present promising findings from Santa Monica Medical Center study offering Surgery Prep, our app, to patients before .

02/28/2024

We're excited to announce that Santa Monica Medical Center is conducting a study to pilot test Surgery Prep with pediatric patients before . Enrollment is open. Favorite quotes so far:
Parent when asked what they thought their child disliked about Surgery Prep - "She has to give it back."
Suggestion for improvement - "It should be available to all kids."
Pediatric patient suggestion for improvement - "More time to play."

02/23/2024

Congratulations to Saritasa, our tech partner, for their work on Surgery Prep! They were a 2023 Horizon Interactive Awards Bronze Winner.

02/20/2024

Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

Revolutionizing Pediatric Care: Virtual Reality Innovations Nominated for BOLD Awards Recognition...

02/13/2024

Excited to announce that UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center is currently enrolling pediatric patients (5-14 yrs old) into a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of integrating Surgery Prep, the VR app we developed with Saritasa - Technology Solutions, into presurgical care. Warren Scott Comulada