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Open AccessAugmented reality headsets for surgical guidance: the impact of holographic model positions on user localisation accuracy
Novel augmented reality headsets such as HoloLens can be used to overlay patient-specific virtual models of resection margins on the patient’s skin, providing surgeons with information not normally available i...
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Sinbad and the Magic Cure: A Serious Game for Children with ASD and Auditory Hypersensitivity
Serious games (SG) are part of a range of technologies that can be used for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Typically, these games target communication skills, social interaction and speech. The...
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Towards the Development of a Virtual Reality Simulator with Haptic Force Feedback for Training in Stereotactic Brain Biopsies
Neurosurgery training traditionally follows the apprenticeship model of learning using supervised ‘hands-on’ skill acquisition in the operating theatre. With technological advancements in computer-generated image...
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A VRPN Server for Haptic Devices Using OpenHaptics 3.0
This chapter presents an implementation based on the Virtual Reality Peripheral Network (VRPN 07.30) to handle connectivity between Virtual Reality (VR) applications and SensAble® Technology Phantom Haptic Dev...
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The role of mismatches in the sensory feedback provided to indicate selection within a virtual environment
It is generally understood that virtual reality simulations have a high computational cost. Hence, they rarely can reduce completely all the incoherence within the cross-modal sensory outputs provided. The mai...
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Influence of Binocular Disparity in Depth Perception Mechanisms in Virtual Environments
In this chapter, an experimental study is presented for evaluating the importance of binocular disparity in depth perception within a Virtual Environment (VE), which is assumed to be critical in many manipulat...
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A High-Level Haptic Interface for Enhanced Interaction within VirtoolsTM
Haptics is the outstanding technology to provide tri-dimensional interaction within Virtual Environments (VE). Nevertheless, many software solutions are not fully prepared to support Haptics. This paper presen...
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Enhanced Industrial Maintenance Work Task Planning by Using Virtual Engineering Tools and Haptic User Interfaces
Good maintainability is an essential feature for machines and processes in industry. It promotes, among others, maintenance safety, post-maintenance reliability and cost-effective maintenance by ensuring quick...