Are cartoons yet another medium to explore…?

We used Murku, a neat gadget for creating cartoons quickly for Second Life content to produce the following. The whole process took about 15 mins. Each frame was created in Murku and then the three frames were assembled in a paint program.Here, a personal protective equipment is described.

Tent deployment in Play2Train

The Play2Train mini forklift was designed to carry objects from one place to another. Here, it is being used to transport rapidly deployable tents. The tents also have interactive labels.

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Icebreaker game played ahead of virtual exercise

This is a scavenger hunt designed for Play2Train exercise participants after they complete the 6 orientation stations. The ‘game’ provides an opportunity for participants to test and practice their navigational, communication and collaborative skills but in a more relaxed and fun environment. The identity of participants has been protected by removing as many visual identifiers as possible and by altering the avatar voices.

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Pandemic Flu Patient Surge and Triage in a Virtual Hospital

This is a summary of a recent Pandemic Flu Patient Surge and Triage exercise in a virtual hospital.In order to protect the identity of participants, identifiable markers have been removed and avatar voices have been processed.

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More pictures from realistic replica of a hospital in San Diego

These are just teaser pictures of a virtual learning environment that is currently under construction.

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A sneak peak in a room inside our virtual replica of VA San Diego Hospital

We are really going for xbox realism here. Well at least we trying.

Facing the surge during a pandemic flu

This virtual exercise was enlightening on many counts. We found that very quickly the technology took a back seat and the students were focused on the task at hand.

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