Developing Virtual Reality Trauma Training Experiences Using 360-Degree Video: Tutorial

• Main Authors: Patel, Devika, Hawkins, Jessica, Chehab, Lara Zena, Martin-Tuite, Patrick, Feler, Joshua, Tan, Amy, Alpers, Benjamin S, Pink, Sophia, Wang, Jerome, Freise, Jonathan, Kim, Phillip, Peabody, Christopher, Bowditch, John, Williams, Eric R, Sammann, Amanda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JMIR Publications 2020-12-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Internet Research
• Online Access: http://www.jmir.org/2020/12/e22420/

Historically, medical trainees were educated in the hospital on real patients. Over the last decade, there has been a shift to practicing skills through simulations with mannequins or patient actors. Virtual reality (VR), and in particular, the use of 360-degree video and audio (cineVR), is the next-generation advancement in medical simulation that has novel applications to augment clinical skill practice, empathy building, and team training. In this paper, we describe methods to design and develop a cineVR medical education curriculum for trauma care training using real patient care scenarios at an urban, safety-net hospital and Level 1 trauma center. The purpose of this publication is to detail the process of finding a cineVR production partner; choosing the camera perspectives; maintaining patient, provider, and staff privacy; ensuring data security; executing the cineVR production process; and building the curriculum.