Virtual Reality Simulation Paper

New technology is being researched and released on a regular basis. One huge advancement is the use of virtual reality for delicate surgeries. There might be a tumor in a precarious place and using a virtual picture of the image and its surround organs might ensure a

For their study, “47 undergraduate students at a Midwest university” were gathered through an online sign up process in which no demographics were collected in the study and the participants had the motivation of receiving class credit for their participation (556). Out of the 47, 2 participants were excluded from the final result due to problems with the procedure, leaving a total of 45. These individuals took part in a virtual reality simulation designed to help people overcome fear of heights. Each participant wore a specially designed set of goggles that allowed for the wearer to have a 360 degree view of the virtual environment and was given a hand-held controller to control their movements throughout the environment. The environment consisted of

For more advanced surgical trainees, deliberate practise and the use of simulation can give the opportunity to practise rare and complicated procedures that may not often be encountered in the theatre. A recent study of military pilots showed that those pilots who had trained for a specific emergency situation in a simulator were more effective at responding to the same situation when it occurred during an actual flight mission.In the same way, it could be possible to help even more advanced surgeons prepare for procedures that they would not often

In the early 20th century, surgeons found themselves needing critical assistance with procedures during World War II, but there weren’t enough qualified people, which then began the start of formal education programs to properly train the assistants. Over the years, surgeries have become more complex, but these two advancements made a huge difference from how surgeries used to be.

Transcript from our interview with Dr. Pretorius, Orthopaedic Surgeon: He says he is not aware of any virtual reality training for orthopaedics. The traditional training for arthroscopic knee surgery was either on cadavers or they would do arthroscopies on public patients (while they were registrar's) with severe osteoarthritis - which means they get a bit of practice on a living patient, without the chance of doing any damage. He says that he thinks training in virtual reality would be a useful tool, but will not be as accurate as/good experience as working on cadavers or live patients - giving you more exposure to real life complications and individual anatomy of patients - Dr Willem Pretorius, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Simulation is a valuable tool in teaching pre-licensure nursing students. Simulated activities can be partial or full and range from low-fidelity to high-fidelity (Billings & Halstead, 2012, p. 354). An excellent example of low-fidelity, partial simulation would include nursing students using plastic model arms to imitate how to perform venipunctures (Billings & Halstead, 2012, p. 354). Conversely, METI HPS, a high-fidelity patient simulator, allows learners to communicate, hear body sounds, and see responses to student interventions (Billings & Halstead, 2012, p. 354). A full-context simulation includes high-fidelity simulators and a scenario that provides a realistic mock situation (Billings & Halstead, 2012, p. 354).

According to Kockro et al., who conducted a study using second-year medical students from the University of Mainz, Germany, students who used virtual reality to learn about brain anatomy did as good and sometimes even better in multiple-choice questions compared to the controlled group. They also discovered that the students were more motivated to learn about the subject and often did better than their peers who were subjected to 2D graphs or

Even at a first glance, Cameron Stewart’s webcomic Sin Titulo seems to be fraught with mystery, uncertainty and a certain sense of foreboding. It’s fast-paced and pulls the reader in immediately with its questions of existentialism as it blurs the line between dream spaces and reality. There is anxiety, paranoia and the text is full of philosophical paradoxes and references. Above all, however, the text grapples with the question of what reality is, how human beings perceive it, and if it is possible to simulate it. This is directly in line with Jean Baudrillard’s philosophical treatise of Simulacra and Simulation, which examines the link between reality, society, and symbols. With this concept in mind, Cameron Stewart’s Sin Titulo can be read as a postmodern expression of paranoia about life being reduced to a simulation of reality where the original is lost and where there is a precession of simulacra.

To train dental students to perform a dental surgery requires many dental surgery instruments and many of them need replacement. The scope of writer’s research is an Head Mounted Display (HMD) dental training simulator with Haptic Feedback which aimed to solve this issue. An integration between haptic devices and HMD technologies could replace the use of multiple instruments yet remains the characteristic of force feedback of the traditional dental training procedure. This simulator simulates the access opening stage of the root canal treatment. The users will be required to wear a HMD device which is HTC Vive in this case. The users will find themselves immersed in the dental operating environment provided with virtual dental instruments.

The Article Simulations Brought to Life is about how the advancement of technology, especially in the realm of augmented reality is assisting nursing students in the UK in their education. Special software will make an ordinary manikin seem like a real patient, thus making the scenario more realistic. This will definitely help nursing students with their interpersonal skills. According to Brailsford, “The patient explains their condition and history to the student. Students are encouraged to react to the manikin as they would to a patient. They can demonstrate the outward manifestations of care, compassion and dignity while engaging in complex clinical scenarios based on real patient situations” (page 64).

Patients who have brain injury from illness or trauma such as stroke usually struggle with everyday tasks that we usually take for granted. When these tasks are recreated within a virtual environment and patients are allowed to apply them at increasing levels of complexity can help speed up recovery and assist the patients in regaining a higher level of their cognitive function.

Video games may be a practical teaching tool to help train surgeons” (Rosser, Jr et al. 181). Though while simulation can be used for training and improving in a profession, using simulation can also be beneficial for the military. Flight simulators are a good example of this and from what the Virtual Reality Society site states, the Air Force uses these to train pilots and teach them how to fly the aircraft as well as what to do in case of an emergency and need to communicate to ground control. The simulator is arranged to where it would almost feel like a real aircraft and almost perform like a real one as well (Source here). These types of simulation can be a great way to train personnel without the dangers and risks of any potential accidents that could happen with training with the real military equipment. Besides training people in their professions and training the military, there are also simulations that can train people on what to do in case of a natural or man-made disaster. A simulator called the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator, or ADMS, is designed to provide realistic environments and situations to trainees in how to respond in case a natural or man-made disaster were to happen, such as a fire, hurricane, and earthquake for some examples

Pain is the most predominant symptom experience after an injury and dressing changes only add to the pain. A method is required to decrease the amount of pain during a dressing change to help promote wound healing and increase hand function (Guo, Deng, & Yang, 2014). Some of the treatments we use presently in the hospital to decrease pain, such as analgesics, can cause “respiratory depression, decrease blood pressure and other side effects” (Guo et al., 2014, p.116). Another treatment used is a “narcotic dressing” which can significantly increase the cost of treatment. This study looks at the use of a nonpharmacological way of decreasing pain during a dressing change by the use of virtual reality distraction. The purpose of this research study

Once the technology had been developed to a point where it could actually be utilized, VR was often seen as more of a tool than a new method of entertainment. The technology was fine-tuned and then used in flight simulators during the 70s to train pilots before they got into a real plane. The technology then made its way to the entertainment industry during the video-game boom of the 80s. Since its inception, Virtual Reality technology has found a wide range of uses in very unpredictable ways. The military, the space program, medical students and even driving schools use virtual training environments that take place in a version of Virtual Reality.

VR is more than an upgraded version of Cinerama or a theme park ride, as it achieves not only a greater sense of presence, but through the use of computer technology, the capacity to direct one’s gaze and movements so that one can explore and move around inside the illusory flow of images [3]. The main imperfection in simulation at present comes from the difficulties inherent in presenting a sufficiently convincing computer generated image. Presenting a convincing visual input to a human being requires a computer which can handle a vast amount of information. This is both difficult and expensive with existing technology.