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<\/a>\n(Michelle using cardboard with Xiaosong)<\/p>\n
Everyone was surprised at just how immersive and fun the Oculus Rift was to use.\u00a0 The graphics and sound were very sharp and everyone found that the headset was comfortable.\u00a0 Some members of the group commented that to their relief they had not felt disorientated or nauseous whilst using the technology.\u00a0 Once carefully set up by David -it was quick and simple to learn how to use- even for people who were not used to games consoles.\u00a0 However, one thing to note is that it must be linked up to a computer that has a very powerful graphics card.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n (Mara- PGR Student- using Rift)<\/p>\n After spending the morning testing the various pieces of technology and software, the group discussed possible affordances for use with dementia patients, with particular reference to the care home. \u00a0Ethical considerations were also discussed; for example, the likelihood of triggering negative and distressing emotions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Richmonwood staff fed-back about which equipment and software could be of use in their setting. \u00a0They felt that the Oculus Rift was far more immersive (because it is VR) and in many ways more suitable for their residents. \u00a0Johnny suggested that haptic gloves might be simpler for patients to use rather than the more complicated haptic controls.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The HoloLens was very impressive for different reasons.\u00a0 We experienced what it would be like to walk around an ancient Inca site in Peru. \u00a0Through the headset you could watch and listen to other visitors wandering about the site.\u00a0 You could also examine objects and click on them to listen to audio explanations.\u00a0 Because the HoloLens employs mixed reality as opposed to virtual you could see around the edges of the display, so therefore walk easily around the environment.\u00a0 The computer is built into the headset, therefore the sense of freedom of movement was greater.\u00a0 However, on this occasion the Oculus Rift was deemed more suitable for the intended user.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The special interest group will meet again after Christmas to develop ideas further.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To find out more about HoloLens click on this link: https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/hololens<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And for Oculus Rift click on this link: https:\/\/www.oculus.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A VR\/AR special interest group met this morning to explore the use of various technologies in relation to potential use for the care of Dementia patients. \u00a0The meeting was chaired by Sue Thomas (Visiting Fellow) and included two members of staff from Richmondwood Residential Care Home (Johnny and Lucy Glazer). Liz Falconer and David… Read more » about Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality for Dementia Care- A BU Special Interest Group Working Event<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2066,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308,546,688],"tags":[700,702,701,699],"class_list":["post-6241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-he-students","category-innovation","category-virtual-reality","tag-ar","tag-dementia-care","tag-mr","tag-vr"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2066"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6241"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6258,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6241\/revisions\/6258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>\n<\/a>
\n(Lucy and Ehtzaz using the HoloLens)<\/p>\n