Virtual Assistive Technology

For their study, “47 undergraduate students at a Midwest university” were gathered through an online sign up process in which no demographics were collected in the study and the participants had the motivation of receiving class credit for their participation (556). Out of the 47, 2 participants were excluded from the final result due to problems with the procedure, leaving a total of 45. These individuals took part in a virtual reality simulation designed to help people overcome fear of heights. Each participant wore a specially designed set of goggles that allowed for the wearer to have a 360 degree view of the virtual environment and was given a hand-held controller to control their movements throughout the environment. The environment consisted of

Consequently, virtual reality (VR) therapy is now an alternative that is frequently used as a standard exposure treatment for heights and flying phobias (as cited in Rothbaum et al., 2002, P.428-432). While the professional VR system could be relatively expensive, the study conducted by Malbos, Mestre, Note, & Gellato (2008) suggested that a multi-component therapy that involve VR exposure using mainstream video-game level of editor with powerful 3D engines would also be effective comparing to the professionals after eight

Currently, however, Virtual Reality is still in its early development and has limited studies in complimentary intervention to pain management, but within time technology will become more advanced and less expensive. Li, Montano, Chen, and Gold (2011) suggest that the statistics of Virtual Reality application within the next 5-10 years will significantly impact the areas of physical rehabilitation, psychiatric behavioral treatment, acute pain management, and chronic pain management.

According to Kockro et al., who conducted a study using second-year medical students from the University of Mainz, Germany, students who used virtual reality to learn about brain anatomy did as good and sometimes even better in multiple-choice questions compared to the controlled group. They also discovered that the students were more motivated to learn about the subject and often did better than their peers who were subjected to 2D graphs or

This type of education is not possible by reading a book or watching educational videos. The best type of education is through learning from experience and that is what virtual reality can provide. If the technology behind the Oculus Rift is combined with the use of one’s hand, then the benefits from using virtual reality could almost double. Medical students could not only be in a virtual emergency situation but could also perform surgeries during the virtual stimulation with their actual hands. Students cam make mistakes and learn from them without causing any risk to a patient. VR is used in numerous areas of healthcare ranging from diagnosis, treatment, surgery, rehab, and counseling. It is also used to train dentist, paramedics, educate patients, and reality counseling. Reality Counseling is providing virtual reality as a treatment for patients. An example would be a soldier with PTSD, they are taught ways of dealing with their condition through virtual reality. This paper will consist of what we will be using, the cost of the technology, the system requirements, SWAT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, followed by a case study that is currently reviewing this technology and a conclusion to review if this

Weaknesses. The virtual reality classroom is created for all the classmates to interact. However, the weakness for this mode of communication is the lack of face-to-face personal interaction. Online-based courses facilitate the

The Interactive Virtual Training project is a teacher training program that is still in the initial stages of development but exemplifies the intersection of virtual reality and training models (Shernoff et al., 2015b). The pedagogical advantages and benefits of integrating virtual reality into teacher training programs are that it is a cost-effective alternative, has low stakes, is engaging, aids skill acquisition, enables more practice time, provides individualized feedback, and compliments professional development. Virtual reality circumvents many of the limitations presented in the existing training models for

One of the leading virtual reality website VRS.org (Virtual Reality Society) founded in 1984 by Jaron Lanier, who is often regarded as the person who coined the term virtual reality claims that “Early forms of virtual reality included blocky looking graphics and crude renderings which did not take long to produce but would not meet today’s ever increasing demands. People want faster, smoother and lifelike scenarios which make greater demands on processing speed, memory and rendering time.” The experiences of VR users back in the 90’s is nothing compared to the 3d rendering and development of present day. Now since the demand is higher and price lower we can start seeing some of the effects on the users. The long term effects are also still being tested, but many of them are starting to be uncovered. The effects relation is more physical than mental and is usually due to eye strain (which causes problems with motion sickness). They are calling this effect “cybersickness” and it’s different for everyone. The main effects a user might feel due to “cybersickness” are headaches, nausea, etc. Age, balance, health, all influence the effects and it is completely different for everyone. Another problem people are facing is the factor of time. It takes time to develop these virtual reality worlds and the user can sometimes get lost in time and not realize how much has gone by. With more knowledge and tests the consumer can find their

We are living in an era characterized by 3D virtual systems created by computer graphics. In the concept called Virtual Reality (VR), the virtual reality engineer is combining computer, video, image-processing, and sensor technologies so that a human can enter into and react with spaces generated by computer graphics.

According to the second article provided, the research problem indicated is to verify whether or not virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke patients causes enjoyment despite the level of difficulty, and if the effects of the rehabilitation will provide functional benefits for the upper extremity (Chung, et al., 2016). The hypothesis provided in the article is in regards to the implementation of the given strategies. These strategies will deem necessary the level of progression through the program to ultimately have the patients carry out the activities while experiencing a higher level of enjoyment (Chung, et al., 2016).

The motivation of study Virtual Reality application of simulator system HMD to know and how the sophistication simulation virtual reality that used in military field. Besides that, the application technology Simulator system use in Army, Navy and Air Force to learn how the training and knowledge from the virtual reality is related with environment and can use in combat (Haar, 2011). Training is one area how Virtual Reality technologies example Head Mounted D helmet are discover wider applicability in the military. This is the reasons that have driven the military to investigate Virtual Reality in their training. It is because to help the military training reduce exposure to danger and increase stealth ( Herrero and de Antonio 2005).

The adoption of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in schools and hospitals is on the rise, doctors are looking for ways to solve the patient’s problems through artificial intelligence and virtual reality and also teachers are looking for ways to improve their student’s grades and make learning enjoyable and fun through the use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

Technology has become more prominent in everyday tasks, such as tracking our medications and measuring our food intake. In recent years, psychology has turned to using various technologies to help patients with their treatment, since only so much growth can occur within the time frame of a therapy session. This field is relatively new, and not much research has been done. However, there has been research examining how virtual reality, physiological technology, and smartphone applications could be used in treating various conditions.

Virtual reality is a new piece of technology where the user can experience a computer-generated world with the use of a

Virtual Reality (VR), also called Virtual Environments (VE) has drawn much attention in the last few years. The promise of virtual reality has always been enormous. This paper sets sights on the application of virtual reality in science, work, and entertainment areas. The paper highlights the hardware and software requirements to implement Virtual Environments (VE) and the challenges faced to implement such a technology. It also correlates the existing technologies to the future technologies. New research directions, technological frontiers and potential applications are traced out. The possible positive and negative impact of VR on life of average people is speculated.