The company behind a 'mental health action shooter' envisions a health insurance-funded 'golden age' for gaming, and just got FDA clearance to treat stress
Imagine this: You tell your doctor that you're struggling with stress, and she sends you home with instructions to play videogames every week. Even better, your health insurance is going to cover a subscription to the game service, and maybe even a VR headset to play them on. That's the vision of Seattle-based company Deepwell DTx, and it's making real progress: the company's biofeedback software development kit for games just received FDA clearance for «over-the-counter treatments for the reduction of stress and as an adjunctive treatment for high blood pressure.»
