Engineering future healthcare
The University of Warwick and WMG are working with partners in the NHS and healthcare services to develop and deliver exciting technologies and innovative practice.
This series of films explores a range of WMG projects examining the potential for healthcare of virtual reality simulation, serious gaming, rapid prototyping and other approaches.
Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Infants with Feeding Difficulties
09:54, Tue 2 Oct 2012
Alena Petrasova introduces a programme using serious gaming and virtual reality simulations to aid parents in coping with feeding difficulties in infants.
(MP4 format, 22 MB)
Virtual Surgery
09:54, Tue 2 Oct 2012
Professor Vinesh Raja, WMG, talks about the development of virtual surgey simulations for training student doctors.
(MP4 format, 21 MB)
Deformable Surface Model for Breast Simlation
09:54, Tue 2 Oct 2012
Dr Sylvester Arnab demonstrates a system that models the behaviour of tissue so that medics can develop realistic training simulations.
(MP4 format, 16 MB)
Virtual Reality for Analysis and Management of Paranoid Thinking
09:54, Tue 2 Oct 2012
Dr Silvester Czanner, WMG, discusses his research using virtual reality and serious gaming to aid doctors in the diagnosis and management of paranoid thinking.
(MP4 format, 24 MB)
Rapid Prototyping for Healthcare
09:54, Tue 2 Oct 2012
Dr Greg Gibbons, WMG, talks about his work using rapid prototyping processes to support medial professionals in treating patients and training student doctors.
(MP4 format, 32 MB)