Measuring sense of presence and user characteristics to predict effective training in an online simulated virtual environment

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  De Leo, Gianluca ^a   Diggs, Leigh A ^a   Radici, Elena ^a   Mastaglio, Thomas W ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical training; Online simulated virtual environment; Sense of presence; Serious gaming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84894045868     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3182a99dd9     Document Type: Article

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