Edvardsen O, Steensrud T
Farmakologisk avdeling, Universitetet i Tromsø.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1998 Feb 28;118(6):902-6.
Virtual reality technology has found new applications in industry over the last few years. Medical literature has for several years predicted a break-through in this technology for medical education. Although there is a great potential for this technology in medical education, there seems to be a wide gap between expectations and actual possibilities at present. State of the technology was explored by participation at the conference "Medicine meets virtual reality V" (San Diego Jan. 22-25 1997) and a visit to one of the leading laboratories on virtual reality in medical education. In this paper we introduce some of the basic terminology and technology, review some of the topics covered by the conference, and describe projects running in one of the leading laboratories on virtual reality technology for medical education. With this information in mind, we discuss potential applications of the current technology in medical education. Current virtual reality systems are judged to be too costly and their usefulness in education too limited for routine use in medical education.
在过去几年中，虚拟现实技术在工业领域找到了新的应用。医学文献多年来一直预测这项技术在医学教育方面将取得突破。尽管这项技术在医学教育中有很大潜力，但目前期望与实际可能性之间似乎存在很大差距。通过参加“医学与虚拟现实V”会议（1997年1月22日至25日，圣地亚哥）以及参观医学教育领域虚拟现实方面的一个领先实验室，对该技术的现状进行了探索。在本文中，我们介绍一些基本术语和技术，回顾会议涵盖的一些主题，并描述医学教育虚拟现实技术方面一个领先实验室正在进行的项目。基于这些信息，我们讨论当前技术在医学教育中的潜在应用。目前的虚拟现实系统被认为成本过高，且其在教育中的实用性对于医学教育的常规使用来说过于有限。
