Cloud-based VR education platform used to continue medical students' training in Japan

"Japanese VR medical device maker Jolly Good, together with the Nippon Medical School, a private university in Tokyo, has developed a cloud-based clinical education platform that uses VR.
The education platform employs Jolly Good's Operation Cloud VR system that delivers a virtual view of live procedures through a 360-degree VR camera. The system is capable of automatically saving the live-streamed VR content in a cloud server for learning purposes.
The pandemic disrupted medical education and medical schools were barred from conducting physical clinical practices to prevent the spread of the disease.
The OPEcloud VR, according to a press statement, transforms any medical cases into VR content, enabling continued clinical training, as well as providing an immersive experience for learners.
Based on a survey conducted by the Japan Association for Medical Students Societies (Igakuren), medical students said that due to COVID-19, they missed out on physically examining patients; doing ward rounds; attending clinical practice outside the university hospital; and observing outpatients..." Lire la suite