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."
Virtual Reality
What to Read
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
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
Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University
Articles
Virtual Reality Innovations Revolutionizing Healthcare in 2022- December 28, 2021
2022 forecast: AR, VR poised to send medtech into the next dimension- Dec 22, 2021
Explained: How does VR actually work?
Sophie Charara on Wareable.com
Sophie Charara on Wareable.com
Doctors just live-streamed a surgery in virtual reality for the first time
Chris Weller on Business Insider (2016)
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)
Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman in The Guardian (2016)
7 Ways AR and VR are Changing the Healthcare World
Amy Talbot in TechRepublic (2016)
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)
Eric Williams in The Huffington Post (2016)
6 VR Uses in Healthcare That Will Blow Your Mind
Thomas Wallis in VR-Intelligence (2016)
Thomas Wallis in VR-Intelligence (2016)
What will Augmented and Virtual Reality technology do for Healthcare?
Sherree Geyer in HealthcareITNews (2016)
Sherree Geyer in HealthcareITNews (2016)
From the academic literature:
Link to Google Scholar results for Virtual Reality and healthcare
Link to Google Scholar results for Virtual Reality and Surgery