Further developing the ideas in my last blog post especially around the current global crisis that is COVID-19. The datasets that I would use for my First Idea would be something associated with that. examples of this are:
Together these datasets could be used together to form a cohesive direction for prototype and further development. But for me the scope of this project is not interesting enough in the technologies used and I want something that more directly relates to the technologies used in my Thesis. So I have decided to develop my second idea further.
My second idea which is to look at how VR can be used to produce a VR training tool for fist aid is outlined below:
My initial research for this idea was to look to find any information regarding the use of VR already as a training tool. I found several examples of this which are linked below:
Oxford Medical Simulation was the first example of something I have found aims use VR in healthcare for training. This tool has been designed to help doctors practice skills before they need to perform them on a patient. It allows them to practice interactions between different members of staff and themselves. The limitation of this implementation is that it is limited to hospital care and for already trained medical professionals such as doctors and nurses. For my idea I would like to look at how a similar implementation can be done for first aid and for non professionals such as first aiders at work and other people who require to have a first aid qualification as part of their job. e.g. outdoor education, builders and others...
VR Crane
This is another example of how VR is currently being deployed in a training situation this implementation is currently being used to train crane operates and crane handlers how they can work together more effectively in a safe environment. Because the dangers of the job are so high it is important to learn in a safe environment. If a user can me immersed in that environment too it can only lead to an improvement in the quality of training and at the end of the day improve the quality of the crane operator. At the end of the day this is the most important thing.
More Sketches and designs of my finalised idea
The first two sketches here shows some hand UI which will allow the user to navigate the application using situated interfaces in side VR.
The second two sketches here show the main menu UI which would allow to user to navigate around certain parts of the applications such as accessing settings, choosing a first aid scenario, seeing statistics on their performance and loading save files for scenarios they are currently doing.
Conclusion
From my research I have several considerations that I need to answer and over the next few weeks I aim to do this through further research both primary and secondary. But for now the considerations that I need to look at are as follows:
Why bother with Virtual Reality?
Does VR belong in a Medical Training Environment?
Identify where a VR system can fit into Medical Training.
Are there any issues with current first aid training?
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