Current Virtual Reality News Today

Virtual reality provides relief from soldiers' trauma
Soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder show improvements in their symptoms through virtual simulations of combat

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:07:28 -0700

VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy
The Swiss company VirtaMed AG is launching ArthroS, a new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy. Surgeons get the chance to practice different operations numerous times before actually performing them on live patients - just as pilots improve their skills on flight simulators.

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:47:36 -0700

Virtual reality tops standard therapy in treatment of PTSD
Soldiers stricken with post-traumatic stress disorder following their service are seeing a new ray of hope in the form of virtual reality immersion.

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:25:38 -0700

Virtual monetary reality
Most of the world’s money consists of electronic ledger entries that happen to be backed by one central bank or another. At need, they may be turned into paper inscribed with promises to pay the bearer a certain sum. If someone brandishes one of those pieces of paper at a central bank governor and demands redemption, he would merely exchange it for a similar piece of paper. The magic of a ...

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:03 -0700

Virtual Reality Goes to School
New materials, assembly processes and electronic controls make automobile repair work more challenging. So how will schools train new technicians? Video game technology may provide part of the answer.

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:30:15 -0700