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April
Newsletter

Dear Ricardo,

 

I hope this update finds you well. It's great to be back with the newsletters. We've had a strong start to the year, with exciting progress on our new lower limb VR app and the pilots for Myo-Hand XP. As per usual, my favourite highlight of the last three months is our interactions with users ✨.

 

First User Session Provides Insights πŸ’‘
We recently had the first pilot user session for our upper limb VR app, Myo-Hand XP. It was a bit of a whirlwind πŸŒͺ️, but it really drove home an important point: our apps need to be incredibly easy to use, even in busy households. The kind that have kids running around πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ.

 

The Importance of User-Friendly VR πŸ’‘
A key benefit of our VR apps is that people can use them independently at home 🏠. This means the setup needs to be super simple. While we've already focused on ease of use, this session showed us there's always room to do even better!

 

The feedback we get from our participants is incredibly valuable. Thank you to our community for your time and insights πŸ™. We're hard at work improving Myo-Hand XP and our entire VR system to make the experience as seamless as possible. So I’m looking forward to sharing these updates with you.

 

Quick Question: Would you be interested in seeing a section in future newsletters where I highlight key updates and improvements to our apps?

 

Now, let's dive into the rest of our regular newsletter content!

 

Content of this newsletter:

  • Goals Kicked ⚽ (Milestones achieved and other updates)
  • Targets to Hit 🎯 (Details on upcoming milestones)
  • Team Headlines πŸ‘₯
  • Upcoming Events πŸ—“οΈ

Ricardo Garcia-Rosas, PhD (He/Him)

Co-founder & CEO, Virtetic

Level 2, Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre

Melbourne Connect, Victoria 3053 Australia

E: ricardo@virtetic.com.au | M: +(61) 403 462 078

Goals Kicked ⚽
Milestones achieved and other updates
Start of the Myo-Hand XP pilot at APC Prosthetics
We are super excited to be working with APC Prosthetics for the Myo-Hand XP pilot. The first session already rendered valuable feedback that has turned into the first set of updates for Myo-Hand XP. We are super grateful for the support from the whole team at APC. We are looking forward to continuing working with them to bring more amazing, evidence-based and easy-to-use VR apps to the prosthetics community.
Targets to Hit 🎯
Milestones we are aiming to achieve in the next six months
Submit the TGA application for our lower limb intervention
Our target is to submit the TGA application for out lower limb VR intervention in May. The app will focus on supporting people in doing movement therapy and managing their phantom limb.
Release new content for Myo-Hand XP
We have the following things in the pipeline:
  • Add support for the compact myoelectric electrodes (13E200).
  • Add new difficulty levels to the Pick and Cook game.
  • Add support for user profiles and game score history.
  • Add leaderboards for the games and clinic profiles.
Team Headlines πŸ‘₯
Highlights from the team
We’ve had new additions to the team!
Jiayao Wu

Jiayao is a first-year Master of Information Technology student with a passion for web and game development. Currently gaining experience at Virtetic, Jiayao brings prior Unity and C# skills to the table and aims to grow and contribute to the team's innovative projects. Outside of tech, Jiayao enjoys classical music, outdoor sports, and a variety of games.

 

Jiayao joined us at the end of last year for a summer internship. He is now working with us part-time on our new lower limb VR app. His contribution to date has been outstanding!
Leo Liu

Leo is a graduate IT student from the University of Melbourne with a broad interest in coding. His past experience lies in full-stack web development, but he's eager to explore game and VR development professionally through his work at Virtetic. Outside of tech, Leo enjoys playing games (particularly Starcraft) and outdoor activities.
Ezra Tsai

Ezra is a multi-faceted developer with experience in teaching, full-stack engineering, and process optimization. He's eager to explore the exciting world of virtual reality development at Virtetic.  Ezra's diverse background and adaptability make him a valuable asset. Outside of tech, he enjoys powerlifting and is involved in the Melbourne Uni powerlifting club.

 

Leo and Ezra recently joined us for a semester internship. They will be working on the data capabilities we have planned for our VR system, so stay tuned!
Upcoming Events πŸ—“οΈ
Events we are attending next
  • Exhibiting at the Digital Health Festival, the greatest gathering for all things digital health in Australia. πŸ“…May 7-8. πŸ“Melbourne, AU.

Thank you for reading and if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at ricardo@virtetic.com.au

Ricardo Garcia-Rosas, PhD (He/Him)

Co-founder & CEO, Virtetic

Level 2, Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre

Melbourne Connect, Victoria 3053 Australia

E: ricardo@virtetic.com.au | M: +(61) 403 462 078

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