This blog is a condensed version of a longer report that discusses the neuroscience behind VR, and shows that VR is effective in healthcare because it broadly engages multiple learning and performance systems in the brain in synchrony. We discuss four specific uses cases in healthcare where we see VR...
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There I was in a cinema 10 years ago captivated, pupils fully dilated, and hit squarely between the retina, chasing technicoloured humanoids and hybrid creatures through a fantasy world across the big screen. The movie? James Cameron’s, Avatar. My emotional and visual senses were in overdrive following complex characters and...
With the global telemedicine market expected to reach $30.12 billion by 2026 and Virtual Reality (VR) in healthcare expected to reach a market value of $3.8 billion by 2020, it is an area that we need to monitor closely. Telemedicine allows patients to access medical expertise quickly, efficiently and without travel. Telemedicine can also be...
"‘People don’t buy products and services, they buy culture’ - Simon Sinek" The immersive technology industry does two things amazingly: Making impressive technology (The What), and memorable names (The Who). Oculus Go Quest and Rift, Vive and Vive Pro, Odyssey and +, Hololens, Lightwear, Teslasuit, even Labo VR. Inside out tracking,...
