Jul 07, 2005
Virtual sky helps patients to relax during cancer radiation therapy
Via the Presence Listserv
Mercy Therapeutic Radiology Associates use manmade skyscape to provide a comfortable ambience during radiation therapy. The images help patients relax and lie still during treatments. 
The manmade skyscape, called a SkyCeiling, is produced by Fairfield-based company called the Sky Factory. The circular SkyCeiling features a pale sliver of a moon hanging against a deep blue sky, tree branches speckled with bright green leaves and gauzy white clouds.
Mercy Therapeutic Radiology has three SkyCeilings, the first installed in late 2003. The hospital also invested in three virtual windows made by the Sky Factory, with landscapes that use a window as the point of reference.
Each virtual window costs $2,000 to $3,000. The ceiling murals cost from $3,000 to $13,000.
11:40 Posted in Emotional computing | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: Emotional technology
Jul 05, 2005
Accupix MP Glass MPG-230A HMD Video Glasses - Get Your Mobile Presence Experience
Wow. This is really cool stuff. The Accupix MP glass MPG-230A Video Glasses and portable player are maybe the best example of next-generation virtual reality systems. This technology enables the vision of "mobile presence": your body is in a physical space, but your mind is somewhere else. Imagine you're on the tube, bored and frustrated. Wou desperetely desire to escape from there, and experience five minute of peaceful relax. You have just to wear your portable immersive headset, and bon voyage.
There are many Positive applications that we can imagine using this technology, ranging from "traditional" virtual-reality based treatment to mobile telemedicine applications.
The system is also quite affordable (649$) as compared to traditional HMD.
If you want to know more, read the technical review by Ken Wold for I4U:
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