- This project has the Medical Internet of Things Hospital (MITH), which is the first European hospital inside the metaverse.
- Its facilities include a meeting room, a conference room for more than 500 people, a 360º projection room, medical consultations, 24/7 emergencies, a triage room and a pharmacy.
- It also has the Lucatias Towers, which are the most modern corporate buildings that house different companies in the health sector and range from clinics to laboratories.
Medical consultations have undergone a radical change in recent decades. With the support of technology they have been transformed and now it is not even required that the doctor and the patient are in the same space. But now the world is about to give a new change with the arrival of the first health metaverse. But how will this new modality work?
The popularity of digital health
For starters, the last couple of years have seen a acceleration in digitization. The main reason was the fear generated by the pandemic in the population and the possibility of contagion within hospitals. Therefore, the Internet medical consultations gained popularity.
In this way, now all that is needed is for the doctor and the patient to have a mobile device with internet for the service to be carried out. It is a fast and comfortable option to carry out the consultation, in addition to offering significant time savings.
metaverse origin
The next step is the metaverse and even some hospitals have already performed surgeries within this modality. But first you need to understand the term. The first time it was described was in the novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson published in 1992. In that work the creation of virtual spaces parallel or complementary to our reality is mentioned. The concept had already been mentioned before but this is where it is described in a more faithful way to how it finally materialized in the real world.
With respect to the real world, it can be described as environments where humans interact socially and economically as avatars. They do it through a software in a cyberspace, which acts as a metaphor for the real world but without its limitations.
All of the above leads to the Spanish company lucatia who has just presented first health metaverse. It is an ambitious project that shows that the future has already arrived. Now it is not just about offering one type of service but several to benefit both patients and doctors.
What does the first health metaverse look like?
One of the central elements is the Medical Internet of Things Hospital (MITH), which is he first European hospital inside the metaverse. It has more than 20 medical specialties directed by personnel of the highest quality. While its facilities have meeting room, conference room for more than 500 people, 360º projection room, medical consultations, 24/7 emergencies, triage room and pharmacy.
On the other hand, the health district is made up of different buildings within an environment called Lucatias Towers. They are the most modern corporate buildings that house different companies in the health sector and range from clinics to laboratories.
Serious Games is also part of this new health metaverse. It consists of specific applications tailored to generate positive and educational experiences in a gamified way. The purpose is to meet a therapeutic objective to accompany the patient during his rehabilitation.
Based on all of the above, the Primer metaverso de salud is a project in which you can enjoy all the advantages of web 3. While one of the goals is always to improve the experience of both patients and doctors.
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