An introduction to virtual reality, "the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment."

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What to Read

Blogs & Blog Posts
 
Road to VR- consumer-focused VR stories
 
Doc-Ok- developer perspectives on VR, with a focus on the technical
 
 
Publications with VR sections 

Mashable 

 
        
 
Centers of Study for Virtual Reality
The Human Interface Technology Laboratory at the University of Washington in Seattle; a list of its projects. 

Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University 
 
 
 
Articles
 
 Explained: How does VR actually work? 
 
Sophie Charara on Wareable.com
 

How VR is helping kids in hospitals overcome their fears 

 

Tufts Medical Center Is Bringing Virtual Reality to Patient Care

 

Cedars-Sinai study to test virtual reality for pain management in hospitalized patients
 

Researchers study virtual reality exposure therapy to treat military sexual trauma-related PTSD
 

How will Virtual Reality change the Healthcare Industry?
Roland Kotana on Forbes.com (2017)

 

Top 10 Lessons Learned Using Virtual Reality in Hospitalized Patients
Brennan Spiegal, MD, MSHS

   
Virtual reality isn't just for gaming - it could transform mental health treatment
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman in The Guardian (2016)


 
7 Ways AR and VR are Changing the Healthcare World 
Amy Talbot in TechRepublic (2016)

 
Alex Senson in TechCrunch (2015)
 
 
Virtual Reality: An Emerging Game Changer in Healthcare
Eric Williams in The Huffington Post (2016)

 
 
6 VR Uses in Healthcare That Will Blow Your Mind
Thomas Wallis in VR-Intelligence (2016)

 
 What will Augmented and Virtual Reality technology do for Healthcare?  
Sherree Geyer in HealthcareITNews (2016)

 
 
 
 
 
 
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