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In our modern 21st century, daily life would be unthinkable without computers. Multimedia and virtual reality are useful for people with special needs. This chapter presents a general overview of the use of virtual reality in medical informatics, rehabilitation and assistive & preventive healthcare.
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- Virtual Reality
- Virtual Environment
- Virtual World
- Virtual Reality Technology
- Virtual Reality Modelling Language
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Lányi, C.S. Virtual Reality in Healthcare. In: Ichalkaranje, N., Ichalkaranje, A., Jain, L. (eds) Intelligent Paradigms for Assistive and Preventive Healthcare. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11418337_3
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