A distributed virtual reality‐based system for neonatal decision‐making training
Aleš Holobar, Matjaž Divjak, I. Prelog, Dean Korošec, Damjan Zazula · Computer Applications in Engineering Education · 2007
Abstract In many fields of education, there is a significant gap between theoretical study and practical apprenticeship, which training in virtual environments (VEs) can close. Recently, a standalone prototype for virtual reality (VR)‐based training in neonatal decision‐making, called Virtual Delivery Room (VIDERO) was developed. This prototype enables a simple and time‐efficient simulation of the arbitrary postnatal critical situations. The purpose behind this paper is twofold: to outline the role of trainee's immersion into VIDERO environment and to addresses the need for assessment and upgrading of training scenarios. In particular, the distributed services enabling fine‐tuning of both virtual patient's behavioral model and trainee's interventions through the practice and user interactions in shared VE are described. © 2007 wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 15: 329–339, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20120