Briefly explain the use of virtual reality computing in the following fields: (i) Military. (ii) Education. (iii) Medical.

      

Briefly explain the use of virtual reality computing in the following fields:
(i) Military.
(ii) Education.
(iii) Medical.

  

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Kavungya
i. Military
The usage of VR in a training perspective is to allow professionals to conduct training in a
virtual environment where they can improve upon their skills without the consequence of failing
the operation.
VR plays an important role in combat training for the military. It allows the recruits to train
under a controlled environment where they are to respond to different types of combat situations.
A fully immersive virtual reality that uses Head-mounted display (HMD), data suits, data glove,
and VR weapon are used to train for combat. This setup allows the training's reset time to be cut
down, and allows more repetition in a shorter amount of time. The fully immersive training
environment allows the soldiers to train through a wide variety of terrains, situations and
scenarios.
VR is also used in flight simulation for the Air Force where people are trained to be pilots. The
simulator would sit on top of a hydraulic lift system that reacts to the user inputs and events.
When the pilot steer the aircraft, the module would turn and tilt accordingly to provide haptic
feedback. The flight simulator can range from a fully enclosed module to a series of computer
monitors providing the pilot's point of view. The most important reasons on using simulators
over learning with a real aircraft are the reduction of transference time between land training and
real flight, the safety, economy and absence of pollution. By the same token, virtual driving
simulations are used to train tank drivers on the basics before allowing them to operate the real
vehicle. Finally, the same goes for truck driving simulators, in which Belgian firemen are for
example trained to drive in a way that prevents as much damage as possible. As these drivers
often have less experience than other truck drivers, virtual reality training allows them to
compensate this. In the near future, similar projects are expected for all drivers of priority
vehicles, including the police.
Medical personnel are able to train through VR to deal with a wider variety of injuries. An
experiment was performed by sixteen surgical residents where eight of them went through
laparoscopic cholecystectomy through VR training. They then came out 29% faster at
gallbladder dissection than the controlled group.
VR application was used to train road crossing skills in children. It proved to be rather
successful. However some students with autistic spectrum disorders after such training might be
unable to distinguish virtual from real. As a result, they may attempt quite dangerous road
crossings.

ii. Education
Strides are being made in the realm of education, although much needs to be done. The
possibilities of VR and education are endless and bring many advantages to pupils of all ages.
Few are creating content that may be used for educational purposes, with most advances being
made in the entertainment industry, but many understand and realize the future and the
importance of education and VR.

iii. Medicine
virtual reality is used in many areas of healthcare which range from diagnosis, treatment, e.g.
surgery, rehab and counselling. it is also used to train the next generation of doctors, paramedics
and other medical personnel and has shown a range of benefits from doing so.
so what are the advantages of virtual reality in healthcare? there are several which are related to
medical/surgical training, preventative medicine, counselling and architectural design of new
hospitals.

Kavungya answered the question on May 14, 2019 at 11:35


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