A VR Environment for Human Anatomical Variation Education: Modeling, Visualization and Interaction

CardioGenesis4D: Interactive Morphological Transitions of Embryonic Heart Development in a Virtual Learning Environment

“…As VR technology becomes more commonly used in medical education, the differences in performance between users in our tests may become less noticeable over time. Multi-user learning environments [37,44] for anatomy teaching play a major role in the literature as they can promote collaborative exchanges between students and teachers and support the understanding of anatomical structures through a high degree of immersion [29]. We have opted for a protected space where a single user can focus on the learning content.…”

“…Augmented reality (AR) systems can be used for a group of learners in a dissection course and has the potential to meaningfully supplement the learning of anatomy [6]. The advantages of combining 3D autostereoscopic visualizations and gesture interaction for anatomy learning spaces, are presented by Zhang et al [44]. Thus, their multiuser environment can be used to provide students with morphological differences (health and disease) based on interactive adaptation of original medical images.…”