A Virtual Reality (VR) Training Simulation for C-section procedures, offering medical professionals immersive, hands-on training in a controlled environment. This simulation provides a safe space for trainees to develop their skills, make mistakes, and learn at their own pace. It ensures continuity across multiple procedures and specialties, allowing all trainees to reach a standard level of proficiency before working with real patients. This method offers a cost-effective and practical alternative to traditional training methods, closely mimicking the live experience.
Medical students often lack hands-on experience with cesarean sections, relying mainly on observation and occasional assistance. This limited exposure, coupled with the shortage of experts for one-on-one training and the use of inadequate traditional dolls, leaves them unprepared for performing these critical procedures independently.
The journey started by prototyping the environment and some interactions in ShapesXR before implementing it in Unity. Click the following link to experience a glimpse of the prototype in ShapeXR WebEditor
We are still building it, but we started on 16th January 2023 after winning first place in the ARVR Africa Hackathon 2022 with its prototype.
The best team actually!!. I am working with my friends comprised of a medical person, a 3D artist, a UI/UX and product designer, and a full stack developer. We are running a fully incorporated start-up called SeedeXR.
Tons of things, it's one of my first heavy VR projects. most of the time was not even understand why it worked. Was my first time to interact with asserts like HurricaneVR, VR Interaction Framework, Custom Shaders and others. I also learned a lot more about the C-section procedure as part of the Literature review.
Yes, we used both paid assets and free ones from Sketchfab and Unity Asset Store, in this case, HurricaneVR. Our artist also modeled some of them including the human body and parts of the environment.
Meta Quest 2, Quest 3
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It's a version 0.4.0.