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The wide area virtual environment: A new paradigm for medical team training

Alan Liu*, Eric Acosta, Jamie Cope, Valerie Henry, Fernando Reyes, Joseph Bradascio, Wesley Meek

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Abstract

Medical simulation can provide safe, consistent, and repeatable learning opportunities to learners without risk to patient safety. There is an increasing awareness of the value that simulation brings to learning. The Wide Area Virtual Environment (WAVE) is an 8,000 sq. ft. facility designed to provide an immersive virtual environment for medical team training. It combines computer generated 3D stereoscopic images, standardized patients, human patient simulators and theatrical effects to render training scenarios with an unprecedented level of realism. The WAVE represents a novel application of human-computer interaction. It forms the basis for a synergistic amalgamation of live, virtual, and constructive simulation for medical instruction. In this paper, we discuss the design, construction, and use of the WAVE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAugmented Cognition
Subtitle of host publicationUsers and Contexts - 12th International Conference, AC 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings
EditorsCali M. Fidopiastis, Dylan D. Schmorrow
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages293-304
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319914664
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event12th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 15 Jul 201820 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10916 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period15/07/1820/07/18

Keywords

  • Immersive virtual environment
  • Medical team training
  • Mixed modality

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