» Surgical</h1> <article> <h1>Imperial College simulations: detailed tour</h1> <p>David Holloway — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:27:22 +0000</p> <p>I’ve covered the Imperial College London’s <a href="http://www.metaversehealth.com/2009/10/informed-consent-for-medical-procedures-the-use-of-virtual-environments/">work before</a> on this site, and I’ve cited them extensively in my <a href="http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?titleid=50523&detailstype=description">upcoming book chapter.</a> Last December, <a href="http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds/episodes/imperial-college">Designing Worlds</a> spent some time getting the full tour. Have a look for yourself:</p> <p><center><param name="movie" value="http://api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/release/ttvplayer-generic.swf"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A//api.treet.tv/ttvplayer/api%3Fop%3Dpcfg%26v%3Ddw_109_29nov10%26h%3Dhttp%3A//treet.tv/shows/designingworlds/episodes/imperial-college"></param></object></center></p> <p>Thanks to Pauline Woolley on the SL Health list for the heads-up.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Texture breakthrough: clinical simulation implications</h1> <p>David Holloway — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:12:39 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/02/cgi-tricks-slicing-a-virtual-jelly-roll-is-now-a-piece-of-cake.html">A story over at New Scientist</a> caught my eye today. It describes a new approach to developing textured 3D objects that provides much greater realism for relatively less work, particularly for amateur content creators:</p> <p><center><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=779999787001&playerID=2227271001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAADqBmN8~,Yo4S_rZKGX0rYg6XsV7i3F9IB8jNBoiY&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /></object></center></p> <p>The potential of this in clinical simulation is fairly obvious. Whether it be surgery or anatomical exploration, expect to see some of those expected evolutionary improvements in quality just a little bit sooner. Developments like this also illustrate the importance of graphical accuracy in simulation – the more easy it becomes to manipulate objects in a realistic way, the better the outcomes garnered.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Second Life as demonstration tool for perioperative services</h1> <p>David Holloway — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:47:57 +0000</p> <p>Second used as a demonstrative medium for real-world software:</p> <p><center><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mypoYVmlThI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param></object></center></p> <p>Not the most innovative way to use an immersive environment but I suppose it gets the message across.</p> </article> </main></body></html>