The company also stated that COVID-19 has also made it very difficult for SHL to travel and gather for engineering training. With the Vuzix M400 smart glasses, engineering staff can…
Month: October 2020
Virtual Reality: Looking to the Future of Telehealth
While the exact mechanism of action is unclear beyond its ability to distract and force literal changes of perspective, studies by Hoffman, et. Al. have done some very interesting work…
VR startup in US brings immersive drug design software to Japan
Nanome became the first VR software company to launch an immersive real-time collaboration platform for scientific discovery in 2015. The software environment accelerates scientific decision making by allowing users to…
How VR therapy can cure PTSD, obesity and pain of childbirth
From brain injuries to schizophrenia to dental procedures to end-of-life care, VR has “an uncanny ability to diminish pain, steady nerves, and boost mental health — all without drugs and…
Virtual Reality May Ease Chronic Pain
VR for pain is still in its infancy and questions remain, including concerns about habituation and cost, Lamington observed.”An important advancement would be the portability of VR for widespread use…
Belgian scaleup Oncomfort raises €10 million to further develop its “Digital Sedation” through virtual reality
With this new fund raising, Oncomfort will expand possibilities of “Digital Sedation” product. The company wants also to be more present on the US market. You can note that one…
Health care is already benefiting from VR
This article is a short summary of VR uses in healthcare from mental therapies to surgery training. It emphasizes the actual need of robust studies on VR efficiency, especially in…
Virtual Reality Reduces Pain in Laboring Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
From March 2018 to February 2019, 40 subjects were enrolled, randomized, and completed the study; 19 were randomized to control and 21 to the VR arm. Most baseline characteristics were…
Researchers use virtual reality to train bystanders to respond to overdoses
This VR simulation helps people to recognize what is a overdose and how to react. This application need only a smartphone and a cardboard. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have…