Virtual reality simulation training for student nurse education

Elliman, James; Loizou, Michael; Loizides, Fernando

Abstract

In this paper, the current developments for Virtual Reality (VR) simulation in the Nursing Education sector is investigated with the design and implementation of a 'serious game' that utilizes the increased immersive user experience of Head-Mounted Display (HMD) headset in a task orientated simulation. A hospital ward was recreated and populated with Virtual Patients (VPs) suffering from Dementia (a neuro-degenerative disease) and various other None-Player-Characters (NPCs) such as friends, family members and hospital staff for further representation of the nursing role and responsibilities in a realistic environment. This paper identifies future areas of development for the field and its significance on student education today with foundations documented from testing with university nursing students.

Citation

Elliman, J., Loizou, M., & Loizides, F. (2016). Virtual reality simulation training for student nurse education. In 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-Games). https://doi.org/10.1109/VS-GAMES.2016.7590377

• Conference Name: 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES)
• Start Date: Sep 7, 2016
• End Date: Sep 9, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Aug 10, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 4, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Book Title: 2016 8th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-Games)
• ISBN: 9781509027231
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/VS-GAMES.2016.7590377
• Keywords: Training, Solid modeling, Computational modeling, Headphones, Hospitals, virtual reality, biomedical education, computer based training, further education, medical computing, serious games (computing), university nursing students, virtual reality simulati
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8522626