CyberCell VR™

Unlock the mystery..

Experience health education like never before

What is CyberCell VR?

CyberCell is a virtual reality (VR) experience that takes you inside the body to see what’s happening when someone has sickle cell  disease and how treatment options help.

A new and fun way to learn about health

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Built with patients and providers.

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Backed by research.

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A new and fun way to learn about health 〰️ Built with patients and providers. 〰️ Backed by research. 〰️

Why CyberCell?

Patients and care teams love CyberCell because it’s a highly visual and immersive way to learn about health.  After using CyberCell, patients are empowered to have more effective discussions with their care team about their condition and treatment options.

Who is CyberCell for?

CyberCell is for anyone who wants to learn more about sickle cell disease and its treatments, but it was created especially for people with sickle cell disease.

What Patients are saying…

[CyberCell] is definitely one of the easiest ways  – and interactive and fun ways – to get to learn about sickle cell… it’s really a game changer in explaining medicines and breaking down treatments. This is really a game changer.”

  - 19-year-old male with SCD

“It blew me away ... I didn’t think we [were] going to be able to actually interact with the cells... A lot of people don’t like learning, but [VR] makes it fun.”   

- 18-year-old female with SCD

“I take [hydroxyurea], but I didn’t really know what it did. It makes you want to take the medication because you see what it does with your own eyes.”

 - 14-year-old female with SCD

What providers are saying

“For patients and caregivers whose health literacy is not as high, it’s easier to really just listen to it and see it rather than having to read something.”

— Pediatric Psychologist
“[VR] is more exciting and interactive and gives people choices… it allows them to take control about what they hear about. And, if they want to go back and look at something again, then they don’t have to worry about asking to repeat or circle back for clarification… We should think about it as a way to engage our patients and open a conversation.”

— Lifespan Hematologist
“Not only does it give a nice overview of what the medicines do, but even bigger than that, it gives a beautiful picture of how sickle cell works inside the blood vessels. And I like that it shows not just the sickle cells clogging up, but it shows the vessel damage. It shows hemolysis and explains what that is. And it’s very simple.”

— Pediatric Hematologist

Read our paper and learn how CyberCell was designed with patients at the center of the action.  

Design and Refinement of CyberCell™, a Virtual Reality Health Education Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41089878/