GIBLIB, 360fly, and LIVIT teamed up in order to provide this revolutionary virtual reality service to med students and civilians alike. The procedure took place in Beverly Hills and was privately viewed by a selected audience through the power of 360fly and LIVIT technology. GIBLIB, a digital platform that provides these current and aspiring professions the opportunity to share notes, lectures and videos, hosted the event and plans to release many more videos for educational purposes. This is one of the most productive uses of 360 degrees virtual reality technology I have heard of to date. Not only are they providing an education service in a field that is impossible to get hands on experience in, they are also making a market for medically pertinent media and technology that could save millions of lives in the future. While the ethics of recording a surgery could possibly be called into question, the value of this type of technology far outweighs any personal issue someone could have with it. There is even talk of creating virtual reality gloves that can provide 360 degrees of video along with a hands-on way of training surgical prospects in a more immersive environment.
You can watch an actual live stream of surgery here. But be forewarned: if you aren’t a surgeon, it’s kind of gross. Photo: Flickr / Community Eye Health
