The SimMed experience: Medical education on interactive tabletops

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Abstract

We present SimMed, a novel tool for medical education that allows medical students to diagnose and treat a simulated patient in real-time. The students assume the roles of doctors, collaborating as they interact with the patient. To achieve immersion and support complex interactions for gaining procedural knowledge, the hybrid user interface combines elements of real-time Virtual Reality (VR) with multitouch input. On the one hand, SimMed features a simulated, life-sized patient that is rendered and reacts in real-time. On the other hand, a more conventional touch input interface allows access to a large variety of medical procedures and tools.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITS 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages297-300
Number of pages4
ISBN (print)9781450322713
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesITS 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces

Conference

Title2013 8th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, ITS 2013
Duration6 - 9 October 2013
CitySt. Andrews
CountryUnited Kingdom

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/159606441

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • collaboration, education, interactive surfaces, learning, medicine, multitouch, procedural knowledge, tabletop