Non-Immersive Simulations

Non-Immersive Simulations

Non-immersive virtual reality (NIVR) is emerging as a beneficial intervention in the field of neurorehabilitation. Promising results have been obtained using NIVR in adults with various chronic neurological disorders such as stroke and Parkinson's disease, but studies using NIVR in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) are limited. Non-immersive virtual reality (NIVR) is emerging as an intervention tool in the field of neurorehabilitation. NIVR has been shown to be beneficial in the rehabilitation of the geriatric population. Promising results have been obtained with the use of NIVR in adult patients with various medical conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but studies on the use of NIVR in the pediatric population and specifically for children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) are limited.

Non-immersive VR is a type of virtual reality technology that provides users with a computer-generated environment without a feeling of being occupied in the virtual world. The main individual of a non-immersive VR system is that users can keep control over physical location while being aware of what’s going on around them: sounds, visuals, and haptics. Non-immersive virtual reality systems rely on a computer or video game console, display, and input devices like keyboards, mice, and controllers. Unlike semi-immersive VR based on hard simulators also known as cockpits, gaming non-immersive VR systems also can use racing wheels and speed shifters to provide users with an enhanced gaming experience. Using various input devices, users can interact with digital content on a display.