Virtual reality (VR) is frequently used for immersive gaming, but it also is being used to assist people make healthier lifestyle choices. BehaVR (pronounced “behavior”), a Kentucky-based VR startup, has just launched a pilot study of their VR smoking cessation program with the University of Louisville. I recently spoke with Aaron Gani, the founder of […]
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Virtual Reality App for Lazy Eye Shows Promise
An app for lazy eye might help those with the condition through virtual reality. Amblyopia, or lazy eye, is a condition where vision is reduced from one eye with the brain favoring signals from the other eye. Both eyes may appear normal, but one eye may not be focusing clearly, or one eye may be […]
Virtual reality app uses Oculus Rift to create virtual cadaver lab for trainees
A Swiss medical animation studio is testing a virtual reality app that creates a virtual cadaver lab to teach trainees human anatomy.