Experimenting with virtual reality led to the discovery of some unintended, but beneficial uses of VR. Robert J. Marks and Dr. Thomas Furness discuss applications of virtual reality — including for pain management, medical training, and vision problems.

Show Notes

• 01:11 | Introducing Dr. Thomas Furness, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Washington
• 01:46 | The Human Interface Technology labs
• 02:42 | Solving real problems with virtual reality
• 05:45 | The Personal Eyewear Display
• 07:56 | The power of VR distraction
• 15:05 | Training in VR
• 17:39 | Limited display space
• 18:33 | Virtual retinal displays
• 21:18 | What happened to Google Glass?
• 23:40 | Applications for ophthalmology

Additional Resources

• Virtual World Society (founded by Thomas Furness)
• VRAIS
• Thomas Furness at the University of Washington
• Human Interface Technology lab
• Virtual retinal displays at Wikipedia