Title :
Mixed-Reality Humans for Team Training
Author :
Lok, Benjamin ; Joon Hao Chuah ; Robb, Andrew ; Cordar, Andrew ; Lampotang, Samsun ; Wendling, Adam ; White, Connor
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
Researchers have created mixed-reality humans (MRHs) and applied them to critical team training. MRHs are embodied conversational agents with virtual and physical components that inhabit the user\´s space. In this research, MRHs role-played members of an operating-room team. Studies examined how MRH components affected social presence (the user\´s sense of "being there" with an embodied conversational agent) and the training of communication skills for medical teams.
Keywords :
biomedical education; computer based training; medical computing; surgery; team working; virtual reality; MRH; communication skills training; critical team training; embodied conversational agents; medical teams; mixed-reality humans; operating-room team; physical components; social presence; virtual components; Animatronics; Avatars; Man machine systems; Safety; Teamwork; Training; Animatronics; Avatars; Man machine systems; Safety; Teamwork; Training; computer graphics; embodied conversational agents; graphics; healthcare; mixed reality; social presence; spatial interfaces; team training; virtual humans; virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2014.57
