MATEC Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Virtual Reality Games for Health Care

  • Lin Alice J,
  • Chen Charles B,
  • Cheng Fuhua (Frank)

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201823201047
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 232
p. 01047

Abstract

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Virtual reality (VR) and interactive technologies have become increasingly common in today’s world, and there are many applications for this technology in numerous fields. In this paper, we present a review on recent and ongoing research related to applications of VR and VR games in the healthcare field. VR technology is allowing medical practitioners to help their patients in a number of innovative ways in addition to helping health care providers improve their skills. Lastly, we propose a VR game design for rehabilitation and palliative care.