Maneesh Juneja is inspired. What about? Well, the self-confessed ‘digital futurist’ used to associate virtual reality (VR) with computer games and simply as a tool for entertainment – and was pretty nonplussed about its applications inhealthcare. But, reading about and seeing some of the new applications of the technology, he realises that it can no longer be so easily dismissed.
It took a tweet by US CTO, Susannah Fox, following a TED talk by ‘immersive storyteller’ Chris Milk, to pique his interest in the technology and its applications for immersive health. She was really impressed with the talk, entitled “How Virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine”.
VR and empathy
“Life is in 360, so why shouldn’t our experiences be in 360 too?” says Juneja in his blog post. “I was sceptical that putting on a VR headset could generate empathy for others. In his TED talk, Milk showed the ‘Clouds over Sidra‘ VR experience he created, and after viewing it in VR, I was very surprised at how it made me feel.” For the full article click here
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