virtual reality

WSSU and UNCSA collaborate to create new virtual reality training for nursing students

3:59pm May 05, 2023

Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts have partnered to create a new virtual reality training program for nursing students.

Dr. Regis Kopper (back) works with UNCG computer science student Kadir Lofca.

UNCG receives federal funding to develop AR technology for first responders

9:59am September 23, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will receive almost $2 million in federal funding to develop augmented reality, or “AR” programs, for first responders.

Ishar Das Arora, 83, watches a 3-D video of his birthplace in Pakistan, through a virtual reality device.

World News

75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually

7:02am August 13, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

A virtual reality project helps survivors of India's Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can't visit in person.

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Linda Munson's youngest grandson, Daniel Gomez, 2, tries on an Oculus headset in her yard in Berlin, Conn. Playing different virtual reality games has become her family's regular Sunday activity, Munson said.

Health & Safety

Virtual workouts spiked during the pandemic — and the trend is sticking around

11:49am May 22, 2022

by April Fulton

During lockdown, gyms were out of the question. But some people felt more comfortable exercising at home, and companies hope to keep attracting new users by making VR apps more addictive and fun.

Pilots Jerry Griffin (left) of the Birmingham Police Department and Jonathan Johnson of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office conduct a helicopter training flight using new virtual reality technology.

National

New Virtual Reality Tool Aims To Reduce Aviation Crashes

10:32am February 15, 2021

by Russell Lewis

The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant highlighted an aviation problem: It's difficult for pilots to recover after entering clouds by mistake. New virtual reality technology aims to change that.

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Employers are using virtual reality to train millions of workers in everything from operating machines to how to handle active shooters.

Sports

Virtual Reality Goes To Work, Helping Train Employees

10:36am October 08, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

In the virtual world, cashiers are taught to show greater empathy, mechanics learn to repair planes and retail workers experience how to deal with armed robbery.

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Though not the same as actually jumping into the waves, a virtual reality program like this one that let a headset-wearing patient "swim with dolphins" was enough of an immersive distraction to significantly reduce pain, a study found.

Got Pain? A Virtual Swim With Dolphins May Help Melt It Away

8:05am August 19, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

A recent study found virtual reality experiences were better at easing pain than watching televised nature scenes. Immersive distraction seems key to the success, scientists say.

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During a training session, Dr. Kenneth Kim and a surgical resident practice a hysterectomy on a robotic simulator at UAB Hospital.

Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Robotic Surgery

12:07pm June 23, 2019

by Mary Scott Hodgin

Robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive and recovery time is shorter. Those are a few reasons why more medical schools are training students how to be better robotic surgeons.

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A moment from Embodied Labs' virtual reality video of Clay Crowder, a fictional 66-year-old man with incurable lung cancer. In this scene, Clay's family gathers around his bed, reassuring him that it's OK to let go of life.

Virtual Reality Helps Hospice Workers See Life And Death Through A Patient's Eyes

12:18pm December 27, 2018

by Kathleen Burge

A Maine medical school and nearby hospice center are trying out a VR program aimed at fostering more empathy for dying patients among health workers-in-training. Not everyone is sold on the idea.

A virtual reality program developed by NASA could help scientists visualize the magnetic fields around the earth.

Science

NASA Taps Young People To Help Develop Virtual Reality Technology

8:02am November 24, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Scientists at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center are hoping to use virtual reality technology to study space, and Earth, without leaving their offices. Talented high school students are helping.

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