Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab: Preliminary Findings On Usability And Playability

摘要

Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab is a federally funded research project designed to develop state-of-the-art virtual world technology to create subject matter for clinical medical learning. Pulse!! is a high-tech response to a coalescing host of adverse factors compelling innovative means to provide clinical experience and practical knowledge rooted in critical thinking, not only for degree-based education but also continuing education for medical practitioners. The Pulse!! learning platform looks and acts like a videogame. Users navigate the platform's three-dimensional space using a standard computer mouse and keyboard. The virtual space is totally navigable.