Power of Virtual Reality Cinema for Healthcare Training: A Collaborative Guide for Medical Experts and Media Professionals

Cinematic Virtual Reality combines documentary, narrative, and game design principles to create immersive experiences in the medical profession. The Power of Virtual Reality Cinema for Healthcare Training is a book that gathers experts from both the production and healthcare fields to break down best practices for creating successful cine-VR projects. It highlights cutting-edge medical education techniques, insightful production techniques, and detailed explanations of specific cine-VR productions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Cinematic virtual reality (cine-VR) is a groundbreaking approach to medical education and healthcare that combines documentary, narrative, and game design principles. In the healthcare arena, collaboration is paramount in creating intellectually and emotionally rich immersive experiences. The Power of Virtual Reality Cinema for Healthcare Training, a comprehensive guide, brings together over a dozen experts from both the production and healthcare fields. This book is designed for multi-disciplinary teams interested in integrating cine-VR production into their healthcare training and educational programs. It serves two audiences: healthcare professionals seeking insights into production considerations, and media experts exploring how this new technology can be applied in the medical field.

Highlights of the book include:

Cutting-edge medical education techniques developed by Ohio University's GRID Lab, including PREality, a unique approach to eye-tracking to enhance team performance, and the low-CRIS technique, a low-cost rapid implementation strategy for capturing patient care for rapid graduate student training.

Insightful production techniques that will elevate cine-VR projects, such as advanced plating methods to hide lighting set-ups, immersive audio considerations, and innovative approaches to 360 storytelling, including the Lovrick montage and the Christmas Carol continuum for story development.

Detailed explanations of the production considerations and outcomes of specific cine-VR productions, offering access to over five hours of cine-VR examples of actual productions.

By leveraging the power of cine-VR, healthcare professionals can enhance their training, improve patient care, and foster collaboration among multidisciplinary teams. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in exploring the potential of virtual reality in healthcare.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 178 x 252 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367768225