Archives for Health
Surgery Training Platform ‘Osso VR’ New Update Dramatically Improves Graphical Fidelity
Osso VR provides surgeons with an immersive platform where they can learn complex surgical operations with a depth and graphical presentation that is impossible to find on textbooks. Now the…
FundamentalVR Takes its Surgical Simulation to the Next Level
FundamentalVR is expanding is VR surgical simulation platform and incorporating new procedures as well as a new scoring system which has been integrated with its HapticVR technology. The system provides…
FundamentalVR Adds Eye-Tracking to its Surgical Simulation Platform
FundamentalVR wants to make its virtual reality surgical simulation platform even more robust, efficient and convincing. In late July, the company announced that it had implemented eye-tracking into its surgery…
Esqapes Opens a VR Massage Parlor in LA for an Immersion Relaxation Experience
Virtual travel is already an integral part of the virtual reality experiences and it is about to get big as cutting-edge hardware innovations continue to deliver some of the most…
Virtual Reality Can help Improve the Quality of Life of Dementia Patients
A new study shows that virtual reality technology can be beneficial for people who are suffering from dementia by providing them with rich experiences that are outside their physical settings.…
The Top Startups Developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Solutions for Surgeons
Want to become a better surgeon? Or maybe you wish to train better surgeons in your institution? The advent of immersive reality technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality or…
Genentech Using Virtual Reality as a Training Tool for Eye Surgeons
Biotechnology corporation Genentech has developed a virtual reality training tool to be used in training eye surgeons. The company is using the tool in clinical trials and expects it see…
Magic Leap and UK Startup in Talks for Augmented Reality Surgery Technology
Mixed reality startup Magic Leap is in talks with the UK medical technology startup Digital Surgery in a bid to develop new AR healthcare applications for the company’s futuristic mixed…
Is VR dangerous for kids: An analysis of harm-reduction regulation in VR film and gaming
To harm or not to harm, that is the question During its brief existence, there has been a consistent aim of harm reduction across the virtual reality industry. Nevertheless, the…
GTL Creates Virtual Reality Platform for Prisons
GTL announced that it created a VR platform for corrections that will be tested by an inmate control group to bring real world experiences to jails and prisons. VR Headset…