For years there have been rumours that Apple is developing a VR headset. Now the evidence is mounting up indicating that Apple is indeed gearing up to launch a VR headset - and it could arrive as soon as 2022.
There have been a range of VR-related hires, patents filed, acquisitions, and leaks from inside sources that suggest something is in the works at Apple. In this article we discuss all the latest Apple VR headset news, release date rumours and other info.
Alongside the VR headset that we are discussing in this article, there are also rumours that Apple is also working on an AR headset - possibly called Apple Glass. While we are looking at these two Apple projects separately, it seems that the first Apple headset to launch may well combine both AR and VR features in what could be referred to as a mixed reality headset.
This VR-Based Device Could Help Rehab Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disease Patients
Researchers have developed a novel device that incorporates virtual reality as a complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.
The wearable device, called Biomechanics Sensor Node (BSN), is designed to capture user data and control virtual environments.
The study received a Best Paper award in the Virtual Reality (VR) category at the 20th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2020). Originally set to take place at the University of Cagliari in Italy, the conference was held online because of the pandemic.
Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients
Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. Immersion in virtual environments stimulates several sensory systems, especially sight and hearing, and intensifies central nervous system information input and output.
The technology is expected to increase brain connectivity by stimulating the new neural connections needed to repair the losses caused by injury or by the patient s clinical condition.
Alexandre Brandão, Researcher, University of Campinas s Physics Institute (IFGW-UNICAMP)
Brandão is also affiliated with the Brazilian Research Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology (BRAINN), one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) supported by FAPESP.
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IMAGE: fMRI scans of a stroke patient before and after rehabilitation using non-immersive virtual reality software view more
Credit: Raphael Casseb/UNICAMP
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP – Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. Immersion in virtual environments stimulates several sensory systems, especially sight and hearing, and intensifies central nervous system information input and output.
“The technology is expected to increase brain connectivity by stimulating the new neural connections needed to repair the losses caused by injury or by the patient’s clinical condition,”