{"id":4268756,"date":"2024-01-23T19:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T17:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insight\/how-healthcare-is-revitalizing-the-metaverse\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:36:55","slug":"how-healthcare-is-revitalizing-the-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/insight\/how-healthcare-is-revitalizing-the-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"How healthcare is revitalising the metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tIf you think the word \u201cmetaverse\u201d is, like, so<\/em> 2021, think again.\u00a0

As part of their most recent report on the top emerging technologies, the World Economic Forum<\/a> included the metaverse as a technology with powerful potential within healthcare.

The medical metaverse represents a convergence of technologies\u2014including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), haptics, and AI\u2014which come together to create semi- or fully immersive experiences that can improve health outcomes and the experience of patients and providers.\u00a0

As we\u2019ve noted before, metaverse experiences already have close ties with the gaming industry<\/a>\u2014and the medical metaverse is no exception.

Our work creating an immersive, gamified experience with SmileyScope VR<\/a> was designed to help reduce children\u2019s anxiety during medical procedures. Now, the technology has proven so effective that the International Vascular Access Guidelines recommend SmileyScope.

It goes to show that the metaverse\u2019s ability to gamify different aspects of healthcare for providers and patients around the world has the potential to transform the industry for the better.

Let\u2019s look at four key trends within the medical metaverse.\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t