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Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare
Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare

Author(s): Ján Proner, Martin Graca
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Globalization
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: Augmented Reality; Healthcare; Virtual Reality;

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of the new millennium, that is also the way we could indicate a virtual and augmented reality that found space almost in all areas of our life. The widest use has experienced these technologies in the entertainment industry as digital games and immersive movies. They also found their way to develop technologies in education, healthcare, in the training of employees, but also in academic research. Virtual Reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have a broad application and their potential on the market is still growing. One of the industries is also health care. The article offers a view of using virtual and augmented reality in health care. For this area, the virtual and augmented reality can be used in education for the preparation of new medical personnel but also as a means of treating specific health indications and treatment. The article analyzes specific examples of the use of virtual augmented reality in health care.

  • Issue Year: 9/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 518-525
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English