Gamifying Fitness: Why VR Represents a Revolution in Fitness
Dance Dance Revolution, the popular dancing game created by Konami, was the first in the arcades to popularize gamification of physical fitness. An announcer encouraged you to try your best, and grades at the...
How VR Tricks the Brain For Fitness and Motivation
The Brain on VR
When we walk around in our everyday lives we are constantly processing what we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. This sensory information is also processed through our experience with objects...
Visions of VR’s Future: 7 Reasons VR Will Change Sports Forever – PART 2
Make sure you read part 1 before jumping into this article. It sets the scene for the future vision of virtual reality sports and picks up where part 1 leaves off in the vSports battle...let...
Take a Bite out of Stress with VR!
Everyone knows how it feels to go on vacation. Not only do you get a chance to decompress and unwind while you’re there, the effects tend to last once you’ve returned. Now, there is...
STUDY: Fight Fear with VR and Promote Mental Health
Most people are aware of how virtual reality has advanced in recent years, particularly regarding entertainment, but there have also been amazing advancements in the way in which VR is helping the health community....
VR and Chemotherapy
Seth Olivia is an eight year old boy who is fighting cancer. His treatments, as you can imagine are intense, but there's an element to his treatment that even Seth looks forward to. Seth...
Augmented Reality Simplifies Sinus Surgery Via 3D Mapping
Augmented reality is already in action in the operating room in North America. It’s proving to be an innovative clinical tool that simplifies complex surgeries for doctors by providing a real time 3D map...
VR Takes Aim at Beating Chronic Pain
Dr. Kim Bullock, a Stanford University neuropsychiatrist, has discovered that virtual reality provides significant relief for chronic pain sufferers. She made the discovery by accident when studying the role of virtual reality to treat...
AR: The New Weapon to Battle Type II Diabetes & High Blood Pressure
If you have type II diabetes or high blood pressure, it’s time to download a new app to help you manage your medications. For Americans living with these two conditions, taking multiple medications and...
Study: How VR is Helping People Beat Social Anxiety
Most people experience some mild social phobia at one time or another, but for a select few, the discomfort related to socializing can be crippling. This is known as social anxiety disorder and it...
