World's first live VR surgery: How and where to watch landmark virtual reality event / Primo intervento VR dal vivo del mondo: come e dove guardare il punto di riferimento di un evento di realtà virtuale. 

Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Joseph Cotellessa

London hospital become the first in the world to stream a surgical procedure live and in virtual reality. The surgery, to be performed by Dr Shafi Ahmed at the Royal London Hospital, starts at 1pm BST and is available to watch for free on any compatible VR headset.

Primarily aimed at educating thousands of medical students who will be watching the surgery live, anyone with a VR headset – such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR – can tune in. The procedure will be recorded by a rig of cameras then streamed live through the VRinOR app, which can be downloaded for free from the Oculus store, as well as Google Play and the iOS App Store.

"I am honoured that this patient has given permission for his experience to provide this unparalleled learning opportunity. As a champion of new technology in medicine, I believe that virtual and augmented reality can revolutionise surgical education and training, particularly for developing countries that don't have the resources and facilities of NHS hospitals. I am very excited about the expansion of this program to bring more medical learning to the world," said Ahmed.

The live stream will use technology produced by Mativision, a company which specialises in 360-degree and VR video. George Kapellos, head of marketing and partnerships at Mativision, described the surgery as "a very important milestone" for the company and how VR can be used in the medical industry.

Here is how to watch the live VR surgery:

• Get your hands on a VR headset. This can be anything from the £10 Google Cardboard and its many eBay-sourced knock-offs, to the £85 Gear VR for owners of the Galaxy S6 and S7 smartphone range;
• Download and install VRinOR from Play, App Store or the Oculus Store; and
• Boot up the app at 1pm BST and start watching the surgery.

For those who don't have a VR headset, the procedure will also be streamed live to the Medical Realities website and as a 360-degree video on YouTube.

ITALIANO

London hospital become the first in the world to stream a surgical procedure live and in virtual reality. The surgery, to be performed by Dr Shafi Ahmed at the Royal London Hospital, starts at 1pm BST and is available to watch for free on any compatible VR headset.

Primarily aimed at educating thousands of medical students who will be watching the surgery live, anyone with a VR headset – such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR – can tune in. The procedure will be recorded by a rig of cameras then streamed live through the VRinOR app, which can be downloaded for free from the Oculus store, as well as Google Play and the iOS App Store.

"I am honoured that this patient has given permission for his experience to provide this unparalleled learning opportunity. As a champion of new technology in medicine, I believe that virtual and augmented reality can revolutionise surgical education and training, particularly for developing countries that don't have the resources and facilities of NHS hospitals. I am very excited about the expansion of this program to bring more medical learning to the world," said Ahmed.

The live stream will use technology produced by Mativision, a company which specialises in 360-degree and VR video. George Kapellos, head of marketing and partnerships at Mativision, described the surgery as "a very important milestone" for the company and how VR can be used in the medical industry.

Here is how to watch the live VR surgery:

• Get your hands on a VR headset. This can be anything from the £10 Google Cardboard and its many eBay-sourced knock-offs, to the £85 Gear VR for owners of the Galaxy S6 and S7 smartphone range;
• Download and install VRinOR from Play, App Store or the Oculus Store; and
• Boot up the app at 1pm BST and start watching the surgery.

For those who don't have a VR headset, the procedure will also be streamed live to the Medical Realities website and as a 360-degree video on YouTube.

ITALIANO

Un ospedale di Londra è il primo al mondo a realizzare lo streaming di una procedura chirurgica dal vivo e nella realtà virtuale. L'intervento, da effettuare dal Dr. Shafi Ahmed al Royal London Hospital, inizia alle 13:00 BST ed è disponibile per guardare gratuitamente su qualsiasi auricolare VR compatibili.

In primo luogo raggiunge lo scopo di educare migliaia di studenti di medicina che staranno a guardare la chirurgia in diretta, ognuno con un auricolare VR - come il Google Cartone e Samsung Gear VR -. La procedura sarà registrata da un impianto di telecamere poi trasmesso in diretta attraverso l'applicazione VRinOR, che può essere scaricato gratuitamente dal negozio Oculus, così come Google Play e iOS App Store.

"Sono onorato che questo paziente ha dato il permesso per la sua esperienza per offrire questa opportunità di apprendimento senza precedenti. Come un campione di nuove tecnologie nel campo della medicina, io credo che la realtà virtuale e aumentata può rivoluzionare l'istruzione e la formazione chirurgica, in particolare per i paesi in via di sviluppo che non hanno le risorse e le strutture di NHS ospedali. Sono molto eccitato per l'espansione di questo programma per portare un apprendimento più medico al mondo ", ha detto Ahmed.

La diretta streaming utilizzerà la tecnologia prodotta da Mativision, una società specializzata in 360 gradi e il video VR. George Kapellos, responsabile marketing e partnership a Mativision, ha descritto l'intervento come "una pietra miliare molto importante" per l'azienda e come VR può essere utilizzato nel settore medico.

Qui è come guardare la chirurgia in diretta VR:

Mettere le mani su un auricolare VR. Questo può essere qualsiasi cosa, da £ 10 Google Cartone e le sue numerose eBay provenienza knock-off, al £ 85 Gear VR per i possessori della gamma Galaxy S6 e S7 smartphone;
Scaricare e installare VRinOR da Play, App Store o l'Oculus deposito; e
Avviate l'applicazione  e iniziate a guardare l'intervento chirurgico.
Per coloro che non hanno un auricolare VR, la procedura sarà anche trasmesso in diretta sul sito web Realtà medica e come video a 360 gradi su YouTube.

Da:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-first-live-vr-surgery-how-where-watch-landmark-virtual-reality-event-1554791