Tabinowa Project Shows VR Recreation and Dementia Training at CareTEX Tokyo
The exhibit pairs two VR services aimed at different ends of care, recreation for residents and perspective training for staff, with the project keeping most production in-house.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The Tabinowa Project, jointly run by Ark Mobile and Sparrowtail, exhibited at CareTEX Tokyo '26 [Summer] at Tokyo Big Sight. The booth presented VR Recreation, which uses high-definition 3D footage of places such as Ueno Park, Asakusa, Kyoto, and overseas destinations so care facility residents can feel like they are going out, and VR Dementia Understanding Training, a staff program where project instructors visit facilities to simulate the perspective of people with dementia. The project produces most of its content, training programs, and operating systems in-house.
The project pairs two services aimed at different ends of care. VR Recreation uses high-definition 3D footage of places like Ueno Park, Asakusa, Kyoto, and overseas destinations, with an application in the works that starts playback on multiple goggles at once from a management terminal. VR Dementia Understanding Training sends project instructors to facilities for a program that moves from basic understanding to a VR simulation, reflection work, and group discussion.
The project was formed by combining Ark Mobile's device support and training record with Sparrowtail's photo and video production work. Medical doctor and brain science consultant Yohei Sato, also a physical therapist, recommended the training, saying VR that mobilizes bodily sensations leaves a first-person impression that changes how staff speak and reduces variation in responses.
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