满帆 University 和 AdventHealth University’s strides in virtual medical training were recognized at the first United Government 和 Aerospace Customer Recognition 和 奖 Gala on November 28. The universities received two "Made With Unity" recognition awards for creating proofs of concept for the Nurse IV Trainer 和 the DaVinci Xi Surgical Robot Trainer projects using the 3D project-creating platform Unity.

Both proofs of concept were created with help from the 游戏设计 master’s 和 模拟 & 可视化 bachelor’s degree programs, along with guidance from 模拟 & 可视化 Environments Course Director Dan Mapes 和 游戏设计 master's Program Director Rob Catto.

The Nurse IV Trainer is a virtual reality medical simulation technology that allows medical practitioners 和 students to practice inserting an IV into a patient’s arm. It’s a more affordable 和 convenient alternative that lets students practice the task as many times as needed without a real arm or the additional cost of training equipment.

目前的模拟 & 可视化 students Eric Goya, Casey Peabbles Pleshe, 和 Evan McFadden, 和 recent 模拟 & 可视化 grads Gabriel Luy和a 和 Karenna McCall all took part in producing the Nurse IV Trainer. The DaVinci Xi Surgical Robot Trainer allows students 和 medical professionals to virtually practice using the DaVinci Surgical system ­– a minimally invasive surgical tool that performs a wide range of surgical procedures. Much like the Nurse IV Trainer, the DaVinci Xi Surgical Robot Trainer is a cost-effective virtual alternative. Both training applications can be affordably scaled 和 provide medical training throughout healthcare networks.

游戏设计 master's student George Masganas 和 模拟 & 可视化 students Thomas Georgiev, 安德鲁·汤森, 和 Shubhankar Katekari were all involved in creating the DaVinci Xi Surgical Robot Trainer.

AdventHealth University provided expertise to the students as they developed the projects 和 proofs of concept.

另外, Associate Course Director John Fairchild received awards for two projects, which he worked on with three other 满帆 graduates 和 faculty members. 满帆 partnered with government services 和 support company Science Applications 国际 Corporation (SAIC) for the projects’ development.