The Necessity of Applying Supercomputing Science in Medical Virtual Reality

Abstract

 In clinical medicine, virtual reality technologies have been applied to the development of surgical simulators and in desensitization therapies for patients with phobias. Biological research involving the simulation and visualization of virtual cells and the virtual human has developed rapidly through the application of computer science, informatics and virtual reality methodologies. The trajectory of medical virtual reality research is now changing, with the focus shifting from realizing immersive technology towards developing a Human Principle Engine, constituted through processes of autonomy and interaction among the fields of biology, physics and informatics. This paper outlines existing applications of virtual reality in medical fields, and emphases the necessity of applying supercomputing science in future development.