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Virtual reality, technology that gives users the feeling they are somewhere else, can be of great value in treating people suffering from a variety of physical or psychological conditions. {Ia1H  
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　　Therapy based on the technology is being used in a small number of U.S. clinics to treat burn victims and people with phobias, such as the fear of flying, spiders and heights. Researchers say the technology holds enormous promise for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and addictions and for use as a distraction technique in painful dental and medical procedures, including chemotherapy and physical therapy. ben-<3r  
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　　Advances in the technology, such as higher-resolution head-mounted displays, will most likely help virtual reality take its place among more mainstream treatments, say researchers. }nPt[77U_7  
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　　Virtual reality generally involves a computer-generated, multidimensional sensory environment that users experience via interface tools that enable them to immerse themselves in the environment, navigate within it and interact with objects and characters inhabiting the environment. HL"c yxe  
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　　In SnowWorld, the first virtual environment designed specifically for treating burn victims, patients undergoing painful treatments can fly through an icy canyon and shoot snowballs at snowmen, igloos, robots and penguins standing on narrow ice shelves or floating in a river. kbb!2`F!%  
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　　The virtual reality treatment is successful because the patient's attention is no longer focused on the wound or the pain, but rather on the virtual world, says SnowWorld's developer, Hunter Hoffman.

虚拟现实是一种给予用户身临其境感觉的技术，在治疗多种物理和心理疾病方面大有用武之地。 a"1$z`ln  
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　　美国为数不多的医疗机构正在采用基于此技术的疗法，治疗烧伤病人和有恐怖症的人，如害怕坐飞机、蜘蛛和恐高症等。研究人员认为，此技术非常有希望治疗烧伤后紧张造成的失调和沉溺症，以及在牙痛时和医疗过程（包括化疗和理疗）中作为分散注意力的方法。 k?8W2fC  
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　　研究人员称，该技术的进步，如头戴式高分辨率显示器，非常有可能帮助虚拟现实在主流的治疗方法中占有一席之地。 &4%J35~  
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　　虚拟现实通常涉及一个计算机生成的多维传感环境，用户通过接口工具进行体验，使他们沉浸于此环境，并在其中漫游，与环境中的物体和人物打交道。 aKUr":z  
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　　在SnowWorld，这个专门为治疗烧伤病人设计的第一个虚拟环境中，那些治疗时很痛苦的病人在接受治疗时能在冰天雪地的峡谷中飞行，向雪人、圆顶建筑、机器人和站在窄窄的冰坝上或浮在河上的企鹅扔雪球。 :cEe4a  
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　　SnowWorld的开发者Hunter Hoffman说，由于病人的注意力不再集中在伤口或疼痛上，而是在虚拟世界，所以虚拟现实疗法是成功的。