Category: #VR

VR Human Anatomy – A powerful educational tool to learn anatomy in #VR #VEDAVI

There is quite a few apps now that delve into the medical world which is pretty cool and long may they last and more arrive on the scene but with technology moving forward at the pace it is we are now in the VR space and no better time to start introducing VR apps for those to enjoy and see things in a better perspective and better again immersive,Even for those who have no knowledge in the area can see how things work and so on and this has been popular already with standard apps on our mobiles. VEDAVI  medical is about to enter the VR space with  VR software allows medical students to learn anatomy in a more efficient and interesting way – in virtual reality.

 

 

Kateryna Ukrainets tells us about Vedavi

Are you studying medicine, and you feel lost among all those anatomy structures? Are you fond of learning human anatomy, but you find it impossible to memorize all those “tongue-breaking” Latin terms? Then our VR Human Anatomy is the perfect solution for you!

Our software was created for Oculus Rift VR, and it allows you to learn human anatomy in virtual reality. With VR Human Anatomy you can forget about those thick and dull anatomy books. You can easily look at the anatomical structures as you would in the real world! You just grab it with controllers and inspect it from whichever angle you want. Moreover, each structure is labeled so that you can memorize the names of anatomical structures quickly. At the end of the learning session, you can check your knowledge with the help of a quiz.

 

 

 

This exciting learning tool will overcome the stereotype of the complexity of the human anatomy learning. We have spent months to make VR Human Anatomy a precise software and to consider every small detail!

Since our software is created exclusively for the Oculus Rift, we will launch immediately when the Oculus Touch will be available – preliminarily in H2 2016. Nevertheless, the first version of the VR Human Anatomy is ready, and medical students from the University of Zurich have already tested it. Their impression is more than positive.

 

Our software will be affordable and accessible to as many medical universities of the world as possible. And of course, it will be available for anyone who is interested in learning anatomy!

 

Visit their product page:

http://www.vedavimedical.com/virtual-reality-medical-education/

 

 

 

 

Take a 360° Cockpit tour of the Emirates Airbus A380 #GoogleCardboard. #Emirates #VR

Aside tech I have a great interest in Weather and Aircraft.Yet I have to experience the insides of an Airbus 380 which I will do in the near future..

If you are an Aircraft enthusiast this is something you should check out and using Google cardboard its even better,the video is not too long either but gives you a detailed look around the cockpit of an Airbus 380..

It simple to set up on any compatible VR headset or cardboard offering,You simple start the video then hit the cardboard icon on screen and away you go.

Watch our pilots give an immersive 360-view tour of the flight deck controls of an Emirates A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft. To enjoy the 360-video experience, move your mobile device or navigate by touching the screen. If you are using a desktop, click and drag the video to view from any angle.

 

Autism – Experience Too Much Information in virtual reality. #VR #Autism

VR or Virtual Reality is a fun experience for most and that goes without saying but now companies are using it to show us others aspects of life other than the norm,Travel agents and the likes are now on the VR bandwagon and not only that we are now seeing more “Real Life” day to day things such as people with an illness to let other see what its like to live with a particular illness. For example recently there was a VR app released letting people step into other peoples shoes and see what life is  like for them,that app called A walk through dementia.

 

Warning: this film contains flashing lights, bright colours and loud, sudden noises. Some people might experience motion sickness in this 360 degree virtual reality film.

 

 

Autism again is something many people do not understand and how it affects people with it,I myself know several people with it and its a little easier to understand however if you are out shopping for example you would tend to notice people stare,this is annoying not only for the parents but for the child too. This app will give you a glimpse albeit frighting its lets you step inside that persons life just like the previously mentioned Dementia VR experience and it will do you no harm to learn something new,with VR gathering pace and popular, seeing experiences like this and more is really welcome and gives us an understanding of how people who have a particular disability.

 

 

TNAS says..

Based on real experiences in consultation with autistic people, we’ve created a virtual reality film to give a flavour of how overwhelming an everyday setting like a shopping centre can be to an autistic person experiencing too much information. Every single sight, every single sound, every single stare.

The cutting edge film is the first of its kind and will be a powerful tool to help people truly understand.

Source Via Twitter  

 

 

 

A Walk Through Dementia, A Virtual Reality app with an insight on dementia #VR #walkdementia

We all know someone with Dementia and someday we might have it ourselves but what do we actually know about it? For the majority probably not much but for those who case for people with dementia they would be pretty clued in. Virtual Reality AKA VR is now helping people in all kinds of avenues and this time round its here to provide an immersive insight on dementia via an app which is optimised for cardboard headsets,but works on any similar offerings out there today which there is plenty of..This can be also watched on your smartphone,so download today and get some insight and learn something new. This app is a big app to download  (627MB) so ensure you use Wi-Fi and also your device will need a gyroscope,you can however watch on You Tube 360.

Developed with the help of people living with dementia, and with support from UCL’s Dementia Research Centre, A Walk Through Dementia from Alzheimer’s Research UK is an innovative, free and unique perspective on a condition that affects 850,000 people in the UK.

 

 

 

Voiced by Dame Harriet Walter, and with an introduction from Jon Snow, A Walk Through Dementia is designed to help users think beyond memory loss to gain a fuller understanding of the practical and emotional impact of the condition. The app uses a combination of computer generated environments and 360 degree video sequences to illustrate in powerful detail how even the most everyday task of making a cup of tea can become a challenge for someone with dementia.

Via Google Play

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Discover Pluto with NYT VR app. #Science #Space #VirtualReality #Astronomy

If you are into all things space which lots of us are there is something pretty cool from the NYT VR app which is free to download on Android and iOS,Recently they have uploaded some nice content about the planet Pluto. This was all captured last year when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zipped past Pluto and its moons, scanning the dwarf planet in unprecedented detail.

To get the best experience you should use some wireless headphones sit back and enjoy the experience,you can either download or stream the clip and its all free.

Watch New Horizons glide through space at a million miles a day. Fly over Pluto’s rugged surface and smooth heart-shaped plains. Stand on icy mountains as the moon Charon looms on the horizon. Touch down in a frost-rimmed crater, billions of years old.

About NYT App..

Every day, we bring the world to our readers. With NYT VR, we bring our readers to the world.

Through virtual reality, The New York Times puts you at the center of the stories that only we can tell: stories reported by a staff of award-winning journalists all told through an immersive video experience.

The limits of our storytelling capabilities now stretch further than we ever before imagined, and we are excited to experiment with this new form of journalism.

Download the App below from the respective stores.

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Official Launch – Royal National Lifeboat Institution (@RNLI) Launch VR Tour app. #VR #Googlecardboard.

The RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) have now just launched a new VR app and its quite cool,You can use the app on either Google Cardboard or other VR headsets that are now widely available,We have just tested it out on our latest VR headset and it works a treat… Stated though in their description it is optimized for Google Cardboard but it works otherwise as mentioned above,also to note its best to use some headphones if you have any to immerse yourself some more in the experience.Download the new app today and see what these amazing folk do. VR Craftworks have worked with the RNLI to bring you this VR app.

Designed entirely in-house by an experienced team of RNLI engineers, the RNLI has harnessed cutting-edge technology to ensure the Shannon class lifeboat meets the demands of a 21st century search and rescue service, building on systems developed for its big sister, the Tamar class. 

Peter Maddalena,Director says..

Collaborating with RNLI was one of the best decisions we have made so far. The RNLI team had clear ideas of what they wanted to achieve and what their target audience would be. Having a stand at one of their site Open Days allowed us to test the app on 100s of people of all ages and then take those findings and implement into the final app.

 

From the upper steering position, to the engine room and jet space below deck, take a look around the RNLI’s new Shannon class of lifeboat, the most agile and manoeuvrable all-weather lifeboat in the fleet using your Google Cardboard headset.

Explore every space in the lifeboat in 360 photo-spheres allowing you to see all the detail as though you’re there in person!

To learn more about the RNLI’s lifesaving work, please visit their website at http://RNLI.org.

 

Instructions
1. Use WiFi if possible its a 70 Meg download
2. Install
3. Run the app “VR Tour”
4. Crank up the sound or use headphones
5. Relax you have time to insert your phone into your case
6. You have two choices – training mode or free roam (if this is your first time using the app we recommend starting with the training mode to learn how to move around)
7. Once in the app, look down to return to the pontoon
8. When you’re at the pontoon, look down to exit

 

VRCraftworks, working closely with the RNLI’s internal Innovation Team, took their vision of enabling supporters to experience the Shannon in VR and created a hands free, easy to use mobile VR application.

Luke Williams, Social Media Innovation Manager said:

“Visitors to our lifeboat stations told us they’d like to be able to see inside our latest Shannon class of lifeboat, and as part of our goal to create more immersive content we worked with VR Craftworks to re-use existing 360 degree photos into a virtual tour. We’ve taken this to events and had great feedback from the public so have made it available for free to anyone on the Google Play store”

RNLI VR Tour, for Cardboard is available now for FREE on the Google Play Store.  To find out more about the charity that saves lives at sea, please visit RNLI.org.

VRCraftworks was established 3 years ago to create business focused VR apps for the mobile platform.

VRCraftworks have produced over 20 commercial apps covering 4k 360 video, tours, product placement and branding support.  Their free apps are available on both the Apple and Google Stores have been downloaded over 500,000 times and have been included in “Top Ten Apps for Google Cardboard” articles across the web.