The sixth generation (6G) networks are expected to enable immersive communications and
bridge the physical and the virtual worlds. Integrating extended reality, holography, and …

Background Acquisition of psychomotor skills is of utmost importance for competent
preclinical restorative dentistry. Recent advancements in haptic feedback technology have …

To exploit the potential of virtual reality (VR) in medicine, the input devices must be selected
carefully due to their different benefits. In this work, input devices for common interaction …

Background Dental preclinical training has been traditionally centered onverbal instructions
and subsequent execution on phantom heads and plastic training models. However, these …

Common techniques for anatomy education in medicine include lectures and cadaver
dissection, as well as the use of replicas. However, recent advances in virtual reality (VR) …

Currently, the integration of immersive virtual reality applications into learning management
systems is limited, which disadvantages kinesthetic learners, as the majority of learning …

In medical education, anatomy is typically taught through lectures, cadaver dissection, and
using replicas. Advances in VR technology facilitated the development of specialized VR …

Collaborative virtual environment (CVE) is a set of technologies that enable collaborative
activities in virtual scenarios while users can participate in such activities remotely via …

Realistic haptic feedback is a key for virtual reality applications in order to transition from
solely procedural training to motor-skill training. Currently, haptic feedback is mostly used in …

Indirect vision through a mirror, while bi-manually manipulating both the mirror and another
tool is a relatively common way to perform operations in various types of surgery. However …