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Virtual and augmented reality can save lives by improving surgeons’ training
By Justin Barad August 16, 2019 Rapid advances in the development of medical devices in the 21st century are contributing to healthier lives, but bring with them a new challenge: teaching clinicians how to use these often-complicated technologies. Teaching them poorly, or failing to do it at all, can negate the potential benefits and put patients at risk of harm from devices that were intended to benefit them. A surgeon once needed to perform 10 to 20 cases to reach proficiency in a new procedure. But as complexity has increased, that number has grown to 50 to 100 cases. The existing system of surgical training is starting to show cracks,…
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‘No Man’s Sky’ VR Review – A Wonderful, Deeply Flawed Space Odyssey
By Gabriel Moss – Aug 19, 2019 Beyond the known world is a galaxy of infinite exploration and endless possibility. That is, of course, until you meet your end at the whim of an angry detachment of Sentinels, or breathe in too many atmospheric toxins and collapse on the surface of some backwater planet. With over “18 quintillion” procedurally-generated planets to explore, there’s heaps to see (and flee in terror from) in No Man’s Sky VR. While No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has called the new BEYOND update the ‘2.0’ version of the game, No Man’s Sky’s brand new VR support feels like ‘1.0’ in many key respects, jarringly…
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Virtual reality headsets are coming to BA flights
One of the perks of flying is getting to watch a selection of movies from the comfort of your seat. British Airways wanted to kick that experience up a notch by transporting passengers to their own 3D cinema. How? The airline is trialling a new virtual reality headset. For the rest of 2019, customers travelling on certain flights in First from London Heathrow to New York JFK can watch a collection of award-winning films, documentaries, and other travel programs in 2D, 3D or 360° formats via an AlloSky headset. BA also worked with experts to include a variety of therapeutic programmes, including guided meditation and sound therapy, specially designed for…
