VR simulation
VR simulation technologies and research highlights in healthcare. Learn about the latest VR simulation systems to improve clinical education and training outcomes.
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Industry NewsDecember 24, 2025Top Healthcare Simulation Serious Games to Engage Clinical Learners
Serious games are a way to engage learners in healthcare simulation scenarios. This is also a way for educators to…
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MilitarySeptember 3, 2024Expanding Roles of AR & VR Across Medical Simulation Military Training
Just as medical learners are able to use surgical simulation to train for real-life procedures later in their careers, military…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 6, 2024Multiple Universities Unveil New Clinical Simulation Center Updates
Healthcare simulation centers are constantly being unveiled across the United States and globally. As a dedicated area within a clinical…
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Augmented RealityDecember 24, 2025UCF Installs Impressive Dr. Hologram Technology to Improve Healthcare Simulation Education
Today’s most innovative hologram technology is now being used in the academic setting to provide unique healthcare simulation education experiences.…
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Scenario DesignSeptember 3, 2024Escaping Sepsis: Free VR Nursing Simulation Escape Room Game
Hosted on the SideQuest platform, a free Oculus Quest VR headset application resource, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College…
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Augmented RealitySeptember 6, 2024Magic Leap Could ‘Leap’ into AR-Focused Healthcare Solutions Market
Magic Leap is an augmented reality (AR) company that works to amplify human potential through a transformational impact on professional…
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Virtual RealitySeptember 13, 2024Embodied Labs Helps Revolutionize Healthcare Simulation Learning Experience
Virtual reality simulation extends learners the opportunity to step into another person’s shoes–-to more deeply understand their lived experience. Knowing…
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Virtual RealityJanuary 8, 2026Bodyswaps Provides VR Simulation for Soft Skills Training
Bodyswaps is a complete soft skills learning solution that empowers learners to practice difficult conversations through empathy and self-reflection. Combining…
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Virtual RealitySeptember 12, 2024Virtual Reality Application Used to Assess Emotional Response
Virtual reality (VR) in simulation offers an exciting opportunity for learners to experience, explore and immerse themselves in challenging clinical…
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PCSJanuary 8, 2026Clinical Interview Training Goes From Sci-Fi to Hi-Fi with PCS Spark
Twenty years after Kubrick’s imagined 2001: A Space Odyssey and Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversation has finally arrived in healthcare simulation.…
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Patient SimulatorsJanuary 8, 2026Nursing Programs Combine Manikin-Based Simulation & Virtual Reality
Although manikin-based simulations have become a valuable resource to nursing educational programs, the COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for remote…
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VendorsSeptember 12, 2024MetaHumans Leads Digital Human Creation Through Cloud-Streamed App
MetaHuman Creator is a cloud-streamed app that takes real-time digital human creation from weeks or even months to less than…
