A Systematic Literature Review of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Game Applications in Healthcare

Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) as information and communication technologies have been recognised and implemented in healthcare in recent years. One of the popular application ways is games, due to the potential benefits of providing an engaging and immersive experi...

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Published in:ACM transactions on computing for healthcare 2022-04, Vol.3 (2), p.1-27, Article 22
Main Authors: Fu, Yu, Hu, Yan, Sundstedt, Veronica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied computing
Augmented reality
Game
Gamification
HCI design and evaluation methods
Health care
healthcare
Human-centered computing
Immersive
Information and Communication Technologies
Journal paper
Life and medical sciences
Mixed reality
Mixed reality game
Potential benefits
State of the art
Systematic literature review
Virtual reality
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Summary:Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) as information and communication technologies have been recognised and implemented in healthcare in recent years. One of the popular application ways is games, due to the potential benefits of providing an engaging and immersive experience in a virtual environment. This study presents a systematic literature review that evaluates the state-of-the-art on VR/AR/MR game applications in healthcare by collecting and analysing related journal and conference papers published from 2014 through to the first half of 2020. After retrieving more than 3,000 papers from six databases, 88 articles, from both computer science and medicine, were selected and analysed in the review. The articles are classified and summarised based on their (1) publication information, (2) design, implementation, and evaluation, and (3) application. The presented review is beneficial for both researchers and developers interested in exploring current research and future trends in VR/AR/MR in healthcare.
ISSN:2637-8051
2691-1957
2637-8051
DOI:10.1145/3472303