Pick up the controller: Surgeons practice in video game setting

Conquer Mobile with Vancouver’s Emily Carr University of Art and Design created the PeriopSlim VR, a technology that places surgeons in a virtual setting, according to WTVY.com.

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Here are five takeaways:

 

1. The technology captures full body motion, letting people view themselves in a virtual setting.

 

2. Using the technology, surgeons can familiarize themselves with surgeries before entering the operating room.

 

3. The technology uses machine vision, offering a three-dimensional model of a real-world setting.

 

4. A person’s motions perfectly match the motions in the virtual reality, providing a realistic space to practice a surgery.

 

5. The technology is still in the trial stage.

 

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