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Recent Advances in Technologies for Inclusive Well-Being

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Early on, Virtual Reality (VR) was linked to communication—even as ‘a combination of the television and telephone wrapped delicately around the senses’ [1]. VR Technologies are increasingly being adopted in the areas of (re)habilitation and therapeutic intervention healthcare treatments. VR applications that supplement traditional intervention are in human physical, cognitive, and psychological functioning medical treatment programs. Extended Reality (XR), incorporating applications beyond solely VR, with Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) applications are also being introduced. This chapter introduces via micro-review, four chapters under the theme VR/technologies for rehabilitation. It follows on from the previous and opening part of this book where ten chapters were introduced and micro-reviewed under the theme Gaming, VR, and immersive technologies for education/training. Specifically, the chapters are titled:—‘Game-based (re)habilitation via movement tracking’ [2]; ‘Case studies of users with neurodevelopmental disabilities: Showcasing their roles in early stages of VR training development’ [3]; ‘AquAbilitation: ‘Virtual interactive space’ (VIS) with buoyancy therapeutic movement training’ [4]; and finally, ‘Interactive Multisensory VibroAcoustic therapeutic intervention (iMVATi)’ [5].

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Notes

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    see https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gamepads/adaptive-gaming-kit-accessories.943-000318.html.

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    https://laserfitlens.com/vision-risk-from-long-term-exposure-to-screens-of-electronic-devices/.

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Acknowledgements are to the authors of these chapters in this part of the book. Their contribution is cited in each review snippet and also in the reference list to support reader cross-reference. However, the references are without page numbers as they are not known at this time of writing. Further information will be available at the Springer site for the book/chapter.

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  1. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

    Anthony Lewis Brooks

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  1. Aalborg University, Esbjerg, Denmark

    Anthony Lewis Brooks

  2. Computer Information Systems, Missouri State University, Spring Filed, MO, USA

    Sheryl Brahman

  3. maxSIMhealth, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada

    Bill Kapralos

  4. SIM Advancement & Innovation, Simulation Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Amy Nakajima

  5. Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada

    Jane Tyerman

  6. KES International, Shoreham-by-Sea, UK

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Brooks, A.L. (2021). VR/Technologies for Rehabilitation. In: Brooks, A.L., Brahman, S., Kapralos, B., Nakajima, A., Tyerman, J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Recent Advances in Technologies for Inclusive Well-Being. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 196. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59608-8_13

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