The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training

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

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_61

The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Medicine

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Abstract

Medical simulation presents a viable alternative to traditional methods of medical instruction, such as cadavers and animal models. Simulation can provide safe, consistent, and repeatable learning opportunities. It accomplishes this 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. immersive virtual reality facility intended to support medical team instruction. It is the world’s largest immersive virtual environment. 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. This paper describes the motivation behind the WAVE. We also describe the WAVE’s primary components, and how they are used during a learning scenario. Our experience with using the WAVE is also described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020
Editors	Tareq Ahram, Redha Taiar, Vincent Gremeaux-Bader, Kamiar Aminian
Publisher	Springer
Pages	409-414
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783030442668
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_61
State	Published - 2020
Event	2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020 - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 23 Apr 2020 → 25 Apr 2020

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	1152 AISC
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Lausanne
Period	23/04/20 → 25/04/20

Keywords

Immersive reality
Medical simulation
Medical team training

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_61

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Liu, A., Acosta, E., Cope, J., Henry, V., Reyes, F., Bradascio, J., & Meek, W. (2020). The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training. In T. Ahram, R. Taiar, V. Gremeaux-Bader, & K. Aminian (Eds.), Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020 (pp. 409-414). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1152 AISC). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_61

Liu, Alan ; Acosta, Eric ; Cope, Jamie et al. / The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training. Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020. editor / Tareq Ahram ; Redha Taiar ; Vincent Gremeaux-Bader ; Kamiar Aminian. Springer, 2020. pp. 409-414 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training. / Liu, Alan; Acosta, Eric; Cope, Jamie et al.
Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020. ed. / Tareq Ahram; Redha Taiar; Vincent Gremeaux-Bader; Kamiar Aminian. Springer, 2020. p. 409-414 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1152 AISC).

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Liu A, Acosta E, Cope J, Henry V, Reyes F, Bradascio J et al. The Wide Area Virtual Environment - A Novel Immersive Environment for Medical Team Training. In Ahram T, Taiar R, Gremeaux-Bader V, Aminian K, editors, Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Applications II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies: Future Applications, IHIET-AI 2020. Springer. 2020. p. 409-414. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44267-5_61