REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS How Real-Time Technology Can Improve the Quality of Life In the February issue, we looked at an application of inmractive real-time graphics systems for entertainment. Previous columns have ~ with interactive ~aJrlljll~ simulation and other areas. In this column, we present two articles about ways in which the same kind of reaJ-time technology can be apptied with the ~ of improving quality of life, "How~ your health_ P' There Is no doubt that physlad and mental health help form a foundaBon on which m build a h~ppy, satisfying life. People who suffer from phobias or other"anxiety disorders" are often painfully aware of the i m p ~ these can have on their happiness and their lives. For some, activ'~ies which most of us don't think twice a b o u t - - like drtving a car to work or being flown to a f'~mrim vacation spot - - can be seemingly insurmountable ob~acles to personal fulfillment. Could It be dmz computer ~ o g y can help people surmount some of these fears? In o~r first article, Hark and Brenda Wiederhold - - both medical professionals from sou~ern California - - give us a
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