In an empty room with four gray walls, black projectors near the ceiling whir to life. In an instant, the space transforms. The possibilities are endless: a quiet living room with flames spilling out of the fireplace. A dense forest populated with lush green trees. The interior of a hospital emergency room.
The projections on the walls of the 2-D virtual reality room are vibrant and immersive. They’re also vital to the education of students at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The virtual reality rooms are located inside HSC’s brand-new Regional Simulation Center, which held its ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of June.
The simulation center was established to give medical students hands-on practice with techniques and situations they’ll have to tackle in real-time once they leave the classroom.
Karen Meadows, the center’s director, said the…
