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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299466903321

Titolo

Virtual, Augmented Reality and Serious Games for Healthcare 1 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Minhua Ma, Lakhmi C. Jain, Paul Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-642-54816-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (570 p.)

Collana

Intelligent Systems Reference Library, , 1868-4394 ; ; 68

Disciplina

610.28568

610.73069

Soggetti

Computational intelligence

Biomedical engineering

Artificial intelligence

Computational Intelligence

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Artificial Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Applications in Healthcare Education -- Nursing Training, Health Literacy, and Healthy Behaviour -- Applications in Neuropsychology -- Applications in Motor Rehabilitation -- Therapeutic Games aimed at Various Diseases -- Virtual Healing and Restoration.

Sommario/riassunto

There is a tremendous interest among researchers for the development of virtual, augmented reality and games technologies due to their widespread applications in medicine and healthcare. To date the major applications of these technologies include medical simulation, telemedicine, medical and healthcare training, pain control, visualisation aid for surgery, rehabilitation in cases such as stroke, phobia, and trauma therapies. Many recent studies have identified the benefits of using Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, or serious games in a variety of medical applications.   This research volume on Virtual, Augmented Reality and Serious Games for Healthcare 1 offers an insightful introduction to the theories, development and applications of



virtual, augmented reality and digital games technologies in medical and clinical settings and healthcare in general. It is divided into six sections: section one presents a selection of applications in medical education and healthcare management; Section two relates to the nursing training, health literacy and healthy behaviour; Section three presents the applications of Virtual Reality in neuropsychology; Section four includes a number of applications in motor rehabilitation; Section five aimed at therapeutic games for various diseases; and the final section presents the applications of Virtual Reality in healing and restoration.   This book is directed to the healthcare professionals, scientists, researchers, professors and the students who wish to explore the applications of virtual, augmented reality and serious games in healthcare further.