This chapter discusses the applications and solutions of emerging Virtual Reality (VR) and
video games technologies in the healthcare sector, eg physical therapy for motor …

Serious game is now a multi-billion dollar industry and is still growing steadily in many
sectors. As a major subset of serious games, designing and developing Virtual Reality (VR) …

There has been an increase in the use of immersive 3D virtual environments and serious
games, that is, video games that are used for educational purposes, and only recently …

Stroke is a serious condition that negatively affects patients and their families. Up to 85% of
stroke patients experience weakness in their arms and/or legs immediately after a stroke …

The series, edited by Paul Sharkey at the University of Reading, UK, comprises four
volumes. The first two volumes discuss advances in the field in terms of Physical and Motor …

We propose a model for the structured design of games for post-stroke rehabilitation. The
model is based on experiences with game development for a haptic and stereo vision …

Medical applications for virtual reality (VR) technologies are just beginning to emerge.
These include VR surgical simulators, telepresence surgery, complex medical database …

Background In the context of stroke rehabilitation, new training approaches mediated by
virtual reality and videogames are usually discussed and evaluated together in reviews and …

Virtual reality has been used to help land a person on the moon and to instruct astronauts on
how to manipulate the space arm. The military uses virtual environments to prepare soldiers …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability, and with the stroke survivor population rising in most
countries it is increasingly difficult to provide optimal treatment to patients once they return …