1. Nature, description, complexin and specificity, positiviness and potentiality, of the

moment – SETTING- that is founded to the relation between Operator/Doctor –

Patient- advanced Enviroment/Technological.

2. Necessity, importance, characteristics and evolution system – INTEGRATION- that

is due by the relation to the Sanitary Competences – Techniques Competences /

Technological of every Operator/ Human Resource people, insert into common

activity.

On the ground of these considerations, I describe You some reflection, that I have already presented

to VR World Congress – Paris in 2002 September . This reflection could be usable to show You

exactly the reference sector in JPA, that compete me.

Previous experience with VR on 150 Disabled subjects has provided important results.

This innovative evaluation showed a possible fitness for work in 66% of the subjects with psychic

difficulties, 50% of those with mental difficulties and 81% of those with diverse learning

difficulties, with a qualitative improvement in their performance in standard social, health and

clinical tests.

Given these results, we believe it is now important to introduce further improvement, reinforcing

the coordination with the principle health, clinical agencies to offer direct benefits, with truly

effective instruments, for a greater exchange of shared and recently acquired knowledge.

Given the particular difficulty of diagnostic-clinical Evaluation with VR in the field of Health and

care of subjects with difficulties, we anticipate a specific model integrating:

- Innovative technology – techniques – IT – Virtual Reality methodology

- Innovation in specialist – health service parameters relevant to VR, and in clinical methodology

of Neuropsychological type.

In fact, if they are to be convincing, valid and acceptable when applied to the delicate areas of

health, prevention, recovery and rehabilitation of young individuals, Virtual Reality research and

technological development must improve in at least three key points:

• Multidisciplinary knowledge, but with coherent innovation in the content and communication

between experts.

• Aspects and problems of the individual’s intelligence-evolution can be evaluated and improved

only by an adequate, integrated and intelligent support system.

• All subjects benefiting from VR must be continuously and personally involved, where benefit is

demonstrated by a substantial improvement in the personal psychophysical condition of the subject,

with advantageous and tangible results.

* If it is to be concretely promoted to the public and demonstrated as a truly useful innovation,

particularly when referring to individuals with special difficulties, VR methodology must be

presented jointly and in a coordinated manner by the different agencies and disciplines testing its

validity.

* It must be demonstrated by substantial growth in accurate information, development of the

appropriate knowledge base, concrete, immediate and functional operability-utility benefiting the

necessary treatment or therapy.

* Analysis and experimentation of human-human interaction (health workers and computer

technicians / subjects) and of human-machine interaction (disabled subjects / VR technology), with

research and development of adaptations to Virtual Reality methodology, above all for subjects with

Neuropsychological problems.

* Development of knowledge and reliable, adaptable products making VR a globally valid

support for subjects, simplifying and facilitating feedback, enhancing the data and computer and

electronic procedures applied to VR and modified to meet the particular needs of individuals with

difficulties.

The first important observation is that:

In the relation between Research – Experiment – Development – scientific Application and

technological Use in Virtual Reality, we consider fundamental:

• the current high Innovation component;

• the complex multidisciplinary component of information and competences;

• the difficult interdisciplinary component of Evolution – development processes of the Individual.

For these reasons, we must set a project and operating strategy which:

- integrate these functions constantly and contemporaneously;

improve different information and methodologies in a correct manner;

- produce useful systems in a coherent and valid manner.

The second important observation is that:

In the relation between Costs, Benefits, Utility, Product, Results and Technology in Virtual

Reality, we consider fundamental:

• the improvement function is primarily directed at the Individual, both in use and benefits;

• the multi-factorial and multi- sectional function is competently integrated, both in projects and

results;

• the function of technical – technological – methodological use is always facilitated and used by

all the Human Resources participating, technicians, users and/or Services.

Born in Bergamo, Italy, the august 7 1954. Ph.D. in Psychology to Padova, 1978. From 1982,

Psychologist of the O.D.A. in Catania, for some activity in neuropsychology, rehabilitation,

formation of the personnel, organization of équipe and community, for interventions with children /

teen-agers with Psychic, Mental and Social Disabilities. From 1998 to 2000, scientific-technician

Responsible of the Project UE ADAPT / Horizon (N. 1019/E2/H/R) for the O.D.A CT and of the

Transnational Project Horizon-ACCES. At present Director of the Agency Centro Sistemi Virtual

Reality-CSVR. Scientific-technician Responsible of the FSE Funds– Agenda 2000, Project

Objective Sicily Region -POR- Human Resources Axis, Actions concerning Systems and

Measurement. Psychotherapist, expert advisor in Neuropsychology, childish and adolescent

Psychology. Varied publications and collaborations with the University of Catania, Neurochildish

Psychiatry, Psycho Pedagogy, Social Psychology sectors.

Born in Catania, Italy, the october 31 1954. Ph.D. in Economy to Catania, 1979. From 1980,

Responsible of the O.D.A. in Catania, for some activity in administration and management. From

1998 to 2000, management Responsible of the Project UE ADAPT / Horizon (N. 1019/E2/H/R) for

the O.D.A CT and of the Transnational Project Horizon-ACCES. From 1992, Expert and

Responsible in management, planning, administration on varied UE initiatives in the specialistic

health and training sectors. At present Director of the Administration central office O.D.A. in

Catania. Expert advisor in Human Resources management.

Born in Catania, Italy, the may 26 1966. Ph.D. in Biology to Catania, 1993. From 1994 to 1997, Tutor

of the O.D.A. in Catania for some activity on UE-F.S.E. - Human Resources Training and Formation.

From 1998 to 2000, Experienced Operator in CSVR ODA CT of the Project UE ADAPT / Horizon (N.

1019/E2/H/R) . At present Expert Collaborator in CSVR - ODA CT, for activities and applications in

Virtual Reality and informatic - specialistic health network. Varied pubblications and speaker on this

sector. Responsible webmaster site CSVR, and with Piccini edit of "Summary of Virtual Reality

Activity in CSVR", for Project U.E. Horizon - O.D.A. Catania, 2001.