Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are using virtual reality to help them cope with the devastation of last year's war, the New York Times reports.
A Palestinian man named Musaab Ali has created a virtual-reality app for children that allows them to play with objects and see the world around them in 3D.
He says he came up with the idea after his 2-year-old son, who was wounded in the war, told him he wanted to play in a virtual world.
"He said, 'I want to be in a virtual world,'" Ali tells the Times.
"I said, 'Why not?' He said, 'Because I am a child, and I want to be in a virtual world.' And I said, 'Because I am a child, and I want to be in a virtual world.'" The app, called My Gaza, allows children to play with objects and see the world around them in 3D.
"It's a relief, it's a relief for the children, it's a relief for the parents, it's a relief for the whole family," says Ali.
"It's a relief to be able to look at the world through a child's eyes."
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