The rising popularity of video games has seen a recent push towards the application of
serious games to medical education and training. With their ability to engage …

Segmentation of injured or unusual anatomic structures in medical imagery is a problem that
has continued to elude fully automated solutions. In this paper, the goal of easy-to-use and …

In recent years research in the three‐dimensional sound generation field has been primarily
focussed upon new applications of spatialized sound. In the computer graphics community …

The mechanism of human cognition and its computability provide an important theoretical
foundation to intelligent computation of visual media. This paper focuses on the intelligent …

Virtual reality has great potential to enable remote collaborative work from anywhere in the
world. Develo** virtual reality into a platform suitable for natural interaction and immersive …

Designers and developers of immersive 3D virtual environments typically aim to faithfully
recreate real-world scenarios yet, traditional emphasis is placed on recreating the visual …

Often, designers and developers of serious games (and virtual simulations in general) strive
for high fidelity (realism). However, real-time high-fidelity rendering of complex environments …

Touch plays a fundamental role in our daily interactions, allowing us to interact with and
perceive objects and their spatial properties. Despite its importance in the real-world, touch …

Before the application of virtual simulations and serious games for surgical education and
training becomes more widespread, there are a number of open questions and issues that …

Visual and auditory cues are important facilitators of user engagement in virtual
environments and video games. Prior research supports the notion that our perception of …