What if virtual reality could help patients reclaim their daily lives after brain injury?
Integro partnered with rehabilitation specialists to reimagine concussion therapy with virtual and mixed reality. Building on the B.I.T.S. platform, used by 90% of the top rehab hospitals in the U.S. We extended therapy into immersive VR with over 25 customizable modules. From gamified target exercises with real-time performance tracking to optokinetic visual training and daily-life simulations, the platform made therapy more adaptive, engaging, and clinically impactful.
Learn more about B.I.T.S. here!A technician controls the VR therapy from a companion Android app
The Process
I worked within a complex legacy Unity project to extend and modernize Integro’s therapy platform for the HTC Vive Focus, chosen for its enterprise healthcare readiness.
Suite of Experiences: Expanded the platform with over 25 therapy modules, including games, 360° videos, and daily-life simulations (grocery shopping, driving, laundry) to help patients relearn essential skills.
Custom Therapy Games: Designed target-finding games with deep configurability (color, character, size, quantity, timing), tracking performance stats like accuracy and reaction time for patient progress reports.
Tablet to Headset Communication: Worked on an additional companion Android tablet app in Unity, using the FM Network asset to let clinicians configure sessions, monitor patients, and store results in a local database.
Shader-Based Optokinetic Therapy: Created a custom shader-driven skybox that rendered dynamic moving grids, stripes, and patterns at adjustable speeds and colors to support optokinetic rehabilitation protocols.
Accessibility & Adaptability: Carefully reinterpreted 2D BITS modules into VR, ensuring exercises addressed therapeutic goals while also accounting for motor impairments, accessibility needs, and patient comfort.
By extending BITS into immersive VR, the platform delivered therapy that felt more engaging and up to 40% more effective than conventional methods, while giving patients realistic practice in daily activities to help them adapt after brain injury.
This project showed how immersive VR can transform routine rehab into therapy that is engaging, adaptive, and scalable, giving patients a new path to independence after brain injury.
