Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) and interactive technologies have become increasingly common in today’s world, and there are many applications for this technology in numerous fields. In this paper, we present a review on recent and ongoing research related to applications of VR and VR games in the healthcare field. VR technology is allowing medical practitioners to help their patients in a number of innovative ways in addition to helping health care providers improve their skills. Lastly, we propose a VR game design for rehabilitation and palliative care.
Highlights
Introduction of VR GamesImmersive and interactive technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), are becoming increasingly more prevalent in our everyday lives
What is the future of virtual reality and immersive 3D environments? The interest of research in this technology lies in the possibility of its use, application and implementation in a wide range of research domains and disciplines
Motion Tracking Hardware including gyroscopes, accelerometers and other low-cost components are used in VR to sense when our bodies move and our heads turn, so that the application can update our view in the 3D scene
Summary
Immersive and interactive technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), are becoming increasingly more prevalent in our everyday lives They are a new milestone in the way we interact with our environment, and even how we conceive new approaches in our relationship with reality [1]. Typical applications of VR and games technologies in health care include therapy, pain relief [4], surgical procedures, patient education, medical training, skill enhancement and rehabilitation [5], etc. To date, such applications have improved the quality of health care, the quality of life of the patient, and accessibility to health care [3]
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