Title: Metaverse miracles: enhancing healthcare experiences through virtual reality

Authors: Sarthak Punj; Poorvi Kejriwal; S.P. Raja

Addresses: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India ' School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India ' School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Technology is advancing and metaverse is gaining popularity. The magic of metaverse is beyond our imagination. In simple terms, the metaverse refers to a virtual shared space that exists online, where people can interact, socialise, work, and play using digital avatars, just like they do in the real world. It is a combination of virtual reality, augmented reality, and the internet, all rolled into one immersive environment. Virtual reality (VR) immerses users in entirely computer-generated environments through headsets, while augmented reality (AR) overlays digital information onto the real world, enhancing the user's perception. This paper introduces new strategies to bring healthcare into the metaverse by providing solutions to the hurdles that have kept us from exploring this idea. These include reducing data transfer delays in the metaverse, making VR headsets more affordable, accurately predicting diseases by studying symptoms, and creating a platform for medical professionals to practice procedures on avatars before performing them on real patients. Metaverse has immense scope of revolutionising the healthcare and we are yet to unfold its complete usefulness.

Keywords: metaverse; augmented reality; virtual reality.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLC.2024.139753

International Journal of Learning and Change, 2024 Vol.16 No.4, pp.444 - 472

Received: 20 Oct 2023
Accepted: 07 Dec 2023
Published online: 05 Jul 2024 *

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