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Oculus Rift / Patient Empathy / Vision
by kristi · Published June 25, 2017 · Last modified June 28, 2017
by Kristi Hansen Onkka Virtual reality helps personalize a disease for those who are not afflicted. It allows a first-person experience which empowers medical professionals, caregivers and the general public to better understand and appreciate...
PerSim from MedCognition Inc. is a realistic, portable, affordable training simulation for first responders. This use of augmented reality for healthcare can help save lives. MedCognition is a pre-product healthcare startup was recently formed...
Via CB Insights May 9, 2017 Bringing the HBO comedy Silicon Valley’s “Shazam for Food” to life, Microsoft was granted a patent for augmented reality glasses that track when and what you eat. Imagine a...
Via Press Release Cambridge, Massachusetts and Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2017– Scopis, a company specializing in surgical navigation and medical augmented and mixed reality technologies, announced today the launch of its newest development, the...
By Matt Jones According to the creators, We Are Alfred is “A virtual, immersive case study designed to teach medical students about the aging experience from the first-person patient perspective.” In-order to bring this first-person...
Experiencing is believing: Companies are using VR to demonstrate abstract solutions to concrete problems By Benjamin Perry Alimera Lifesciences faced a conundrum. They had a product they knew could dramatically improve the lives of patients who...
Via Get in the Ring Waiting 9 months to finally meet the biggest surprise of your life for the first time – your baby! – is a long wait. Too long, is what Piotr and...
Via Futurism Giving Birth on VR Beach It’s widely acknowledged that the pain experienced during childbirth is pretty rough. Even if you haven’t experienced having a child yourself, seeing women scream in television and films...
Via Digital AV Magazine Born ToBeAlive It is a 3D simulation tool that helps expectant mothers prepare for the day of delivery. a virtual world where they answer all questions that may arise when that...
March 15, 2017 – Atkins has taken their Hidden Sugar campaign to a more immersive experience by integrating a virtual reality game aimed at educating kids about the power sugar has in their body. HealthiAR...
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