Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2012 Sep-Oct;78(3-4):214-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.06.014. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
Military explorations of the practical role of simulators have served as a driving force for much of the virtual reality technology that we have today. The evolution of 3-dimensional and virtual environments from the early flight simulators used during World War II to the sophisticated training simulators in the modern military followed a path that virtual surgical and neurosurgical devices have already begun to parallel. By understanding the evolution of military simulators as well as comparing and contrasting that evolution with current and future surgical simulators, it may be possible to expedite the development of appropriate devices and establish their validity as effective training tools. As such, this article presents a historical perspective examining the progression of neurosurgical simulators, the establishment of effective and appropriate curricula for using them, and the contributions that the military has made during the ongoing maturation of this exciting treatment and training modality.
军事上对模拟器实际作用的探索一直是当今虚拟现实技术的主要推动力之一。从二战时期使用的早期飞行模拟器发展而来的三维和虚拟环境，到现代军事中的复杂训练模拟器，都遵循着与虚拟手术和神经外科设备已经开始平行的发展道路。通过了解军事模拟器的发展历程，并将其与当前和未来的手术模拟器进行比较和对比，就有可能加快适当设备的开发，并确立它们作为有效培训工具的有效性。因此，本文从历史角度探讨了神经外科模拟器的发展历程，建立了使用它们的有效和适当课程，并介绍了军事在这种令人兴奋的治疗和培训模式不断成熟过程中所做出的贡献。
