Below are some resources on AR and VR applications that may be of interest.
Papers:
Banerjee-Guénette, P., Bigford, S., & Glegg, S. M. (2019). Facilitating the implementation of virtual reality-based therapies in pediatric rehabilitation. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 1-16.
Garrett, B. M., Jackson, C., & Wilson, B. (2015). Augmented reality M-learning to enhance nursing skills acquisition in the clinical skills laboratory. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 12(4), 298-314.
Garrett, B., Taverner, T., Masinde, W., Gromala, D., Shaw, C., & Negraeff, M. (2014). A rapid evidence assessment of immersive virtual reality as an adjunct therapy in acute pain management in clinical practice. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 30(12), 1089-1098.
Garrett, B., Taverner, T., & McDade, P. (2017). Virtual reality as an adjunct home therapy in chronic pain management: An exploratory study. JMIR Medical Informatics, 5(2), e11.
Garrett, B., Taverner, T., Gromala, D., Tao, G., Cordingley, E., & Sun, C. (2018). Virtual reality clinical research: Promises and challenges. JMIR Serious Games, 6(4), e10839.
Glegg, S. (2012). Virtual reality for brain injury rehabilitation: an evaluation of clinical practice, therapists’ adoption and knowledge translation (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
Glegg, S. (2017). Virtual rehabilitation with children: challenges for clinical adoption [From the Field]. IEEE Pulse, 8(6), 3-5.
Glegg, S., Holsti, L., Stanton, S., Hanna, S., Velikonja, D., Ansley, B., … & Brum, C. (2014). Using virtual reality in clinical practice: A multi-site exploratory study. NeuroRehabilitation, 35(3), 563-577.
Glegg, S., Holsti, L., Stanton, S., Hanna, S., Velikonja, D., Ansley, B., … & Brum, C. (2014). Evaluating change in virtual reality adoption for brain injury rehabilitation: A knowledge translation study. Brain Injury, 28(5-6), 691-691.
Glegg, S. M., Holsti, L., Stanton, S., Hanna, S., Velikonja, D., Ansley, B., … & Brum, C. (2017). Evaluating change in virtual reality adoption for brain injury rehabilitation following knowledge translation. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 12(3), 217-226.
Glegg, S. M., Holsti, L., Velikonja, D., Ansley, B., Brum, C., & Sartor, D. (2013). Factors influencing therapists’ adoption of virtual reality for brain injury rehabilitation. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 16(5), 385-401.
Glegg, S., Hung, C. T., Valdes, B. A., Kim, B. D., & Van der Loos, H. F. (2014). Kinecting the moves: the kinematic potential of rehabilitation-specific gaming to inform treatment for hemiplegia (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).
Glegg, S. M. N., & Levac, D. E. (2018). Barriers, facilitators and interventions to support virtual reality implementation in rehabilitation: a scoping review. PM&R, 10(11), 1237-1251.
Glegg, S. M., Levac, D. E., Sveistrup, H., Colquhoun, H., Finestone, H., DePaul, V., … & Brien, M. (2014, December). Integrating motor learning and virtual reality into practice: a knowledge translation challenge. In 10th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
Glegg, S. M., Tatla, S. K., & Holsti, L. (2014). The GestureTek virtual reality system in rehabilitation: A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 9(2), 89-111.
Harris, J., Sveistrup, H., Glegg, S. M., Colquhoun, H., Finestone, H., Miller, P., … & Brien, M. (2014). The Reality of Virtual Reality In Stroke Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(10), e17.
Levac, D., Glegg, S., Colquhoun, H., Miller, P., & Noubary, F. (2017). Virtual reality and active videogame-based practice, learning needs, and preferences: A cross-Canada survey of physical therapists and occupational therapists. Games for health journal, 6(4), 217-228.
Levac, D., Glegg, S. M., Sveistrup, H., Colquhoun, H., Miller, P. A., Finestone, H., … & Velikonja, D. (2016). A knowledge translation intervention to enhance clinical application of a virtual reality system in stroke rehabilitation. BMC Health Services Research, 16(1), 557.
Lohse, K. R., Hilderman, C. G., Cheung, K. L., Tatla, S., & Van der Loos, H. M. (2014). Virtual reality therapy for adults post-stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis exploring virtual environments and commercial games in therapy. PloS One, 9(3), e93318.
Shum, L. C., Valdés, B. A., & Van der Loos, H. M. (2019, October). Using error augmentation in immersive VR for bimanual upper limb rehabilitation of youth with hemiplegic motor disorders. In Assistive Technology (Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 245-245). Philadelphia, USA: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Other Papers:
Riva, G. (2003). Applications of virtual environments in medicine. Methods of Information in Medicine, 42(05), 524-534.
Riva, G. (2005). Virtual reality in psychotherapy. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 8(3), 220-230.
VR LINKS
Head Mounted Displays
- Oculus Rift / https://www.oculus.com/
- Samsung Gear VR / https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr/
- Playstation VR / https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstation-vr/
- HTC Vive / https://www.vive.com/ca/
- Valve Index / https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/index
- HP Reverb / https://www8.hp.com/us/en/vr/reverb-vr-headset.html
- Varjo / https://varjo.com/
- Zeiss VR ONE / https://vrone.us
- Avegant Video Headset / https://avegant.com/video-headset
- VR Realities / https://www.vrealities.com/head-mounted-displays
- Fove / http://www.getfove.com/
- OSVR / http://www.osvr.org/
- Google Cardboard / https://arvr.google.com/cardboard/
- VisusVR / http://visusvr.com/
- StarVR / http://www.starvr.com/
Controllers
- Oculus Rift / www.oculusvr.com
- Razer Hydra / https://support.razer.com/console/razer-hydra/
- Sixense / https://www.sixense.com/
Omni Treadmills
- Virtuix Omni / Virtuix
- Cyberith Virtualizeer / Cyberith
- Birdly / http://birdlyvr.com/
- Infinadeck / https://www.infinadeck.com/
- KAT VR / https://katvr.com/
Software
- Viveport / https://www.viveport.com/
- Steam VR / https://store.steampowered.com/steamvr
- Oculus / https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/
- Unity Game Engine / https://unity3d.com/
- Unreal Game Engine / https://www.unrealengine.com/what-is-unreal-engine-4
- FirstHand Technology / http://www.firsthand.com/
- Immerse VR / https://immerse.io/
Game Developers – who have supported clinical applications
- Mobio Interactive / https://www.midigitaltherapeutics.com/
- Ether One / http://ether-game.com/
- Subnautica / http://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/
- Pneuma: Breath of life / http://store.steampowered.com/app/347440/
Community
- Oculus Developer Forum / Forum
- The Furious Angels Forum / Forum
- Meant to be seen 3d Forum / MTBS3d Forum
- Immersive VR Education / www.immersivevreducation.com
- Dr. Hunter Hoffman’s Pain & VR Group / http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/vrpain/
- VR & Pain Research Mendeley Interest Group / https://www.mendeley.com/groups/3929041/virtual-reality-pain-control/
- TedMed Talk on VR & Pain – Howard Rose – 2014 / http://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=299425
- TedX Talk on Pain and New Media – Dr. Diane Gromala / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdarMz–Pw&feature=youtu.be
- Dr. Diane Grolmala, SIAT, SFU – Pain & VR Researcher/ https://painstudieslab.com/people/
- Dr. Chris Shaw SIAT, SFU – Pain & VR Researcher/ https://painstudieslab.com/people/
News Sites
- VRFocus / https://www.vrfocus.com/
- VRScout / http://vrscout.com/
- Road to VR / http://www.roadtovr.com/
- UploadVR / http://uploadvr.com/
- Wearable / http://www.wareable.com/
AR LINKS
Headsets
- Avegant Light Field Technology / https://avegant.com/light-field
- Google Glass / https://www.google.com/glass/start/
- Microsoft HoloLens / http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us
- Aryzon / https://www.aryzon.com/
- Windows Mixed Reality / https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows/windows-mixed-reality
- Magic Leap / https://www.magicleap.com/
Software
- Wikitude / https://www.wikitude.com/
- HP Reveal / https://www.hpreveal.com/
- uSensAR / https://en.usens.com/products/usensar/
Community
- Bannerblog 35 AR examples / http://www.bannerblog.com.au/news/2009/06/35_awesome_augmented_reality_examples.php
- AR Community Group / https://www.w3.org/community/ar/