Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2023 September 23

= September 23 =

suggestion of add a new section to the VR wikipedia page based on latest and authentic reasearch.
Hi, the article on Virtual reality, I suggest to add new heading and info, i am posting here: i also posted in talk page:

please read these excerpts. I have collected them and also i have provided source manuscript links. The application of VR and AR are vast and this information should be present in the wiki:

“following virtual reality exercise, positive effects, such as energy and enjoyment, increased while the negative effect (i.e., tiredness and tension) was reduced”

Source: Gao Z, Lee JE. Emerging Technology in Promoting Physical Activity and Health: Challenges and Opportunities. J Clin Med. 2019 Nov 1;8(11):1830. doi: 10.3390/jcm8111830. PMID: 31683951; PMCID: PMC6912378.

“VR Classroom for the delivery of a food-based lesson with middle school students in a New Zealand school is being used” “Results show that students were highly motivated and perceived the VR classroom as fun to use.”

Source: Gorman D, Hoermann S, Lindeman RW, Shahri B. Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Food Technology Education. Int J Technol Des Educ. 2022;32(3):1659-1677. doi: 10.1007/s10798-021-09669-3. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33976475; PMCID: PMC8101605.

“Patients might benefit from VR during invasive interventions and ICU stay by alleviating stress or pain. Furthermore, it enables contact with relatives and can also assist patients in their rehabilitation programs”

Source: Kanschik D, Bruno RR, Wolff G, Kelm M, Jung C. Virtual and augmented reality in intensive care medicine: a systematic review. Ann Intensive Care. 2023 Sep 11;13(1):81. doi: 10.1186/s13613-023-01176-z. PMID: 37695464; PMCID: PMC10495307.

“Exergaming at home elicited high adherence and improved children’s BMI z-score, cardiometabolic health, and physical activity levels”

Source: Staiano AE, Beyl RA, Guan W, Hendrick CA, Hsia DS, Newton RL Jr. Home-based exergaming among children with overweight and obesity: a randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Obes. 2018 Nov;13(11):724-733. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12438. Epub 2018 Jul 20. PMID: 30027607; PMCID: PMC6203598.

“video game play that involves physical activity can be integrated within behavioral programs to help children to lose weight and attenuate weight gain”

Source: Kracht CL, Joseph ED, Staiano AE. Video Games, Obesity, and Children. Curr Obes Rep. 2020 Mar;9(1):1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13679-020-00368-z. PMID: 32077041; PMCID: PMC7078026.

In China there is ongoing research regarding application progress of virtual reality technology in childhood obesity prevention and treatment, "such as parental feeding, children's nutrition education and children's sports management, providing reference for childhood weight management".

Source: DU Yuchen, YANG Qiaoju, ZHAO Huifang, MA Mengyuan. Progress in application of virtual reality in prevention and treatment of childhood obesity[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(1): 157-160. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.01.035 Acetylcholine (talk) 14:12, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * The fact that certain forms of virtual reality exercise in certain specific settings have (short-lived) positive effects does not justify the suggested broad generalization. If there was no control group with matched similar exercises in real-world reality, tying the conclusion to VR is not justified. See also WP:SYNTH. --Lambiam 19:01, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Have you made this proposal in Talk:Virtual reality, where it belongs? —Tamfang (talk) 19:32, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, the OP said they had in their second sentence. HiLo48 (talk) 03:06, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

Microsoft 365
Some time ago I purchased a Microsoft Surface 4. This week I found time to set up a working environment to draw some cartoons. Suddenly I got a warning that my grace period for Microsoft 365 expired. It turns out my Surface had this massive program inside. I don't really need it. I have other computers, with old Office. I seldom even use it and only the Word, nothing else. So, now I will have to pay for one year subscription for 365 which I know I will never use. It seems without doing it I cannot invoke the White Board for drawing. My access to it is blocked. 20 years ago Microsoft stock was about 40, now it is in the 200s. So this is how they do it.

I need an advice how to proceed, how to save money if possible. I don't think I could uninstall it. 365 is a total waste for me. Thanks, AboutFace 22 (talk) 23:23, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * To be clear,, you don't need Office at all? In that case, it is certainly possible to uninstall.  (I can look for where to do that later, or someone else can chime in.) LittlePuppers (talk) 00:00, 24 September 2023 (UTC)


 * , If you just want to doodle, there are professional-grade packages available which are Free software (libre and gratis): Krita, Inkscape, GIMP; Calligra and LibreOffice Draw are both also part of office suites – these last two may be more pertinent and relevant to your needs. If you need some kind of whiteboard software specifically, you need to be more specific in detailing your use case, needs/desires here – software are tools, and specific tools are for specific jobs. -- dsprc   [talk]  06:23, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your answers, gentlemen. AboutFace 22 (talk) 13:39, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Answer: don't buy Microsoft. By the way, your assumptions about gender may be incorrect, my lady. MinorProphet (talk) 15:32, 24 September 2023 (UTC)