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208Chapter12ARmodelcanproviderealisticandobjectivetrainingformedicalprofessionalsUserscanevaluatetheburninjurysimultaneouslydelineatetheareaoftheburndeterminetheextentofinjuryandtrydifferenttreatmentoptionsInSeptember2020thefirstpediatricburntrainingwithARwasgivenatourUniversityhospitalAUGMENTEDREALITY VERSUS VIRTUALREALITYInallprevioussectionsARisconsideredtobethemostfittingtechniqueforourpurposesHowever,virtualreality(VR)alsomeetsthedemandsofstereoscopicviewsinceittoocansimulatedifferentsurgicalscenariosandgenerateintuitiveuserinteractions VirtualrealityiswidelyimplementedinthetrainingandgamingindustryIthas a spectacular stereoscopic 3D visualization capacity and alarge fieldof view(FOV) thatmightmake VRanevenbettersolution for theexplorationof3DcontentNevertheless webelieve that ARis thebest candidatein our futurepursuittocreatetheultimatediagnosticplanningandcommunicationtoolbecauseithasseveraladvantagesWithARonlythesubjectneedstoberenderedandnotthecompletesurroundingThismeansthatlesspowerfulhardwareisrequiredforARDuetothisthedesignsofARheadsetsarewirelessandmoreergonomic(presumablyeveninfuturedevices) ThisstimulatesfreemovementofusersandimprovesmultiusercommunicationInadditionbecausetheuser’sviewisalwaysfreecommunicationwithotherusersisstillpossibleina joinedsession ThereforeARhasmanyadvantagesforcollaborativeandembodiedcommunication1416Figure6SpectrumofthevirtualandtherealworldOntopthelocationofVRandARdevicesonthisspectrumareshownBelowthepositionsofseveralclinicalapplicationsareindicatedFigure6illustratesthespectrumbetweena‘Virtual’anda‘Real’environmentandshowsthatchoosingtheoptimaltechniqueisnotablack-and-whitechoicebut
