I explain virtual reality and its use in healthcare
in one minute!
Watch out!
Virtual reality or VR is a computer-generated
environment that simulates experience through
senses and perception with headsets.
It differs from augmented reality
or AR.
VR creates a fully immersive environment and
completely shuts out the outside world.
On the other hand, AR, complements the “real
world” by projecting digital information
onto the existing environment.
VR has a huge potential in healthcare.
Medical education, surgery, rehabilitation,
psychiatry, and psychology could all benefit
from it.
Brennan Spiegel and his team at the Cedars-Sinai
hospital introduced VR worlds to their patients
to help them release stress and reduce chronic
pain.
Psious offers VR treatment for
fear of flying, animals or public speaking.
Moreover, VR could make needles more tolerable
for kids.
The VR Vaccine campaign battles children’s
fear of taking vaccine shots by creating a
virtual world.
They can feel like superheroes building a
shield against monsters by getting the “Fire
Fruit” – the actual shot.
Check it out yourself with any easy method:
the Google Cardboard!
