From: BOB@advanced-robotics-research-centre.salford.ac.uk
Subject: APPS: VR for Post-Operative Recovery

Dear Colleagues

Does anyone out there have any concrete evidence (or genuine contact
names) relating to some VR work we in Europe occasionally get rumours
of?  Basically, I was told some time ago that, somewhere in the
States, the application of VR to enhancing the post-operative recovery
process was being researched.  You know the sort of thing...immersion
within a world of peaceful country scenes, Vivaldi playing in the
background, 3D bird song, inhalation of synthetic cut-grass odours,
etc., etc.

Actually, my reason for asking is that, surprisingly, there appears to
be some serious interest in this use of VR in the UK (although where
the money is coming from, goodness only knows).

If anyone can provide me with a contact, and/or references to
published papers, I'd be very grateful.

Many thanks

Bob Stone
Technical Manager (ARRL)
Visiting Professor of VR (University of Salford)