The aim of this research is to explore the potential of Mixed Reality (MR) technologies for Operator Support in order to progress towards Industry 4.0 (I4.0) particularly for SMEs. Through a series of interventions and interviews conducted with local SMEs, potential use cases and their drawbacks have …

Future work processes are going to change in several aspects. The working population (at least in Western European countries) is decreasing, while average age of employees increases. Their productivity is key to continuity in sectors like healthcare and manufacturing. Health and safety monitoring, combined …

The After-Action Review (AAR) in Virtual Reality (VR) training for police provides new opportunities to enhance learning. We investigated whether perspectives (bird’s eye & police officer, bird’s eye & suspect, bird’s eye) and line of fire displayed in the AAR impacted the officers’ learning efficacy. …

In policing, Virtual Reality scenario-based training (VR SBT) is being explored to complement real-life scenario-based training (RL SBT). We investigated whether relevant training responses in VR SBT, namely heart rate (HR), level of physical activity, mental effort, and perceived stress, resemble those …

Uit onderzoek blijkt dat stress een veelvoorkomend probleem is voor studenten in Nederland, wat de vraag naar effectieve programma’s voor mentaal welzijn vergroot. Wereldwijd worden er steeds meer stressreductieprogramma's aangeboden waarbij dieren betrokken zijn, maar uitdagingen zoals dierenwelzijn, …

Metaverse, a burgeoning technological trend that combines virtual and augmented reality, provides users with a fully digital environment where they can assume a virtual identity through a digital avatar and interact with others as they were in the real world. Its applications span diverse domains such …

Artikel gaat over de inzet van virtual reality bij patiënten met pijn.

Innovation in the 21st century has been moving continuously away from the model embraced in the last century, which was characterized as a profit-oriented and silo-targeted one. Currently, the logic is being driven towards “the social” sense and value of the transformation within the reality of complexity …

Samenvatting Het doel van deze meesterproef is onderzoeken of virtual reality (VR) empathie voor mensen met dementie onder studenten hbo-verpleegkunde bevordert, om uiteindelijk aanbevelingen over de inzet van VR over dementie binnen het onderwijs te kunnen doen. Het aantal mensen met dementie stijgt …

The development of virtual reality technologies promises new opportunities for mirror therapy. It allows the addition of gamification elements and gives patients the opportunity to practice independently, in their own time and at their own location. Even though studies show positive difference between …