407 How Real is Real Enough in AR/VR and Screen-based Simulations?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Tuesday, June 25
AR & VR
Valley
When facilitating a simulation-based activity, do you sometimes hear participants say, "Yeah, but in the real world, I would do this…"? How real do you need to get with AR, VR, and screen-based simulation activities? In our world of emergency nursing students, realism is critical to meeting the learning outcomes of the program. In order to increase competence and confidence, our emergency nursing students need to be exposed to a multitude of patient cases in simulation form. So which simulation modality (AR/VR/screen-based) provided the most realism and was the most practical—in terms of design, development, and delivery— for on-campus and distance students?
In this session, you'll hear about one nursing program's journey of designing, developing, and delivering three simulation modalities: AR, VR, and screen-based. You'll hear about the lessons we learned when increasing the levels of realism (something as simple as adding a blanket to a seizing patient) to 3-D characters, and the balance between realism and practicality. You'll have an opportunity to see for yourself how a nursing student is immersed in an emergency room scenario, and how the use of VR helps promote feelings of empathy towards patients and improve clinical reasoning skills. You'll leave this session with a better understanding of how realistic your simulations experiences need to be, and which modalities may work best for your situation.
In this session, you will learn:
- Which modality (AR/VR/screen-based) is best for your learning objectives
- What needs to be considered when increasing the fidelity of your simulation
- What are the deployment considerations for each of the modalities
- What are the considerations when buying or developing your own application
- What is the overall impact of each of the modalities in improving the competence and confidence of the learners
Audience:
Designers, developers, managers, senior leaders (directors, VP, CLO, executive, etc.), educators
Technology discussed in this session:
Unity, Oculus Go, 360 Video, HoloLens
Vincent Farquhar
Faculty, Specialty Nursing
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Vincent Farquhar started his emergency nursing career 21 years ago in Scotland. Since leaving Scotland he has traveled the globe, working in emergency departments in Abu Dhabi, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, which is where he completed his masters in medical education. Vincent is currently on faculty with the emergency nursing advanced specialty program at British Columbia Institute of Technology, and is the lead subject matter expert for the virtual simulation project. His work in this area contributed towards the 2018 Sim Innovator Award. When not at BCIT, Vincent works at Vancouver General Hospital as an emergency nurse.
Kathy Kennedy
Program Head, Specialty Nursing
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Kathy Kennedy has been in nursing and nursing education for over 20 years, and is currently the program head for BCIT's emergency and pediatric nursing programs. She also leads the virtual simulation and specialty nursing simulation strategy projects. Kathy is very passionate about the advancement of simulation and simulation technologies in order to create a more realistic and engaging environment for learners. Her work in this area created opportunities for government funding and contributed towards the 2018 Sim Innovator Award.
Michelle Kearns
Project Manager and Instructional Designer
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Michelle Kearns has been in education and training for over 30 years in the roles of learning specialist, facilitator, instructional technologist, project manager, and instructional designer. She is currently the project manager and instructional designer for the virtual simulation and simulation strategy projects. Her passion for games and simulations comes through in the courses she develops and facilitates. Michelle was the instructional designer and project manager for projects awarded the AMTEC's Award of Excellence for Instructional Interactive Media, WebCT's Exemplary Course Award, and the 2018 Sim Innovator Award.