Modern technology has allowed us to plunge into new experiences with a click of a button. We are at a stage where putting on a pair of 3D glasses in the cinema is no longer the height of incredibly realistic technology. Instead, we are on the precipice of stepping into a world of intense, realistic virtual reality. Arguably, the graphics have yet to reach their peak, however, advanced graphics are not always necessary to give someone a realistic experience of something new.
A recent VICE documentary demonstrates that VR can be an incredible tool to help inmates adjust to the outside world. By working their way through everyday tasks, inmates are slowly becoming accustomed to simple chores to help them hit the ground running when released into the outside world. As the video demonstrates, the simulations don’t contain the most groundbreaking graphics, however, this is not necessary in order for the inmates to internalize the processes they are learning.
While these simulations might be useful for the education of basic tasks, digital technology is still too far behind to help simulate more crucial and complex tasks. For example, the same technology used by these inmates could not be adopted by trainee surgeons to practice complex procedures, or by medics who need more realistic hands-on experience. However, there is one startup taking a step back from VR technology, employing a different style of training to help within this field.
Operative experience is a startup that produces real-life figures to give a more genuine experience during practice for surgeons, medics, nurses, and technicians who need to be ready for an emergency. These military-grade, life-identical simulators provide a fake experience that’s so close to the natural one, designed to develop operative proficiencies and psychomotor skills that are now drastically underserved by traditional simulation models. As the above video from Fox news demonstrates, these models can play a crucial role in preparing for a serious event where a mistake could be the difference between life and death.
VR might still be in its infancy, but, for certain roles, the need to practice through real-life simulations cannot wait. For the gaps that are still yet to be filled by VR, we will continue to rely on the innovation of startups such as Operative experience, providing vital practice for roles which need to be prepared and ready to jump into action when lives depend on it.
Teknolojia ya kisasa imeturuhusu kujihusisha na mambo mapya kwa kubonyeza kitufe. """Tumefika hatua ambapo kuvaa miwani ya 3D kwenye sinema si kiwango cha teknolojia ya kweli sana." Badala yake, tuko karibu kuingia katika ulimwengu wenye hali halisi na yenye kuvutia. Kwa kweli, graphics bado hawajafikia kilele chao, hata hivyo, graphics ya juu si lazima daima kutoa mtu uzoefu wa kweli wa kitu kipya. Video ya hivi karibuni ya VICE inaonyesha kuwa VR inaweza kuwa chombo cha ajabu kusaidia wafungwa kurekebisha ulimwengu wa nje. Kwa kufanya kazi za kila siku, wafungwa wanaanza kujifunza kazi rahisi za nyumbani ili waweze kuanza kazi zao wakati watakapowekwa huru. Kama video inaonyesha, simulations hawana graphic zaidi groundbreaking, hata hivyo, hii si muhimu kwa ajili ya wafungwa internalize michakato wao ni kujifunza. Ingawa simulations hizi inaweza kuwa na manufaa kwa ajili ya elimu ya kazi ya msingi, teknolojia ya digital bado ni mbali sana nyuma ya kusaidia kuiga kazi muhimu zaidi na tata. Kwa mfano, teknolojia ileile inayotumiwa na wafungwa hawa haiwezi kupitishwa na madaktari wa upasuaji wanaofundishwa kufanya taratibu ngumu, au na madaktari wanaohitaji uzoefu wa vitendo zaidi. Hata hivyo, kuna startup moja kuchukua hatua nyuma kutoka VR teknolojia, kutumia mtindo tofauti ya mafunzo kusaidia katika uwanja huu. Operative Experience ni kampuni ya kuanza ambayo inazalisha takwimu halisi za maisha ili kutoa uzoefu halisi zaidi wakati wa mazoezi kwa madaktari wa upasuaji, wauguzi, na mafundi ambao wanahitaji kuwa tayari kwa dharura. Hizi kijeshi-grade, maisha-sawa simulators kutoa uzoefu bandia kwamba ni karibu sana na moja ya asili, iliyoundwa kuendeleza proficiencies uendeshaji na ujuzi psychomotor kwamba sasa ni drastically underserved na mifano ya jadi simulation. Kama video ya juu kutoka Fox News inaonyesha, mifano hii inaweza kucheza jukumu muhimu katika kuandaa kwa tukio kubwa ambapo kosa inaweza kuwa tofauti kati ya maisha na kifo. VR inaweza kuwa bado katika utotoni, lakini kwa majukumu fulani, haja ya kufanya mazoezi kupitia simulations maisha halisi haiwezi kusubiri. Kwa mapungufu ambayo bado hayajajajazwa na VR, tutaendelea kutegemea uvumbuzi wa kuanza kama uzoefu wa uendeshaji, kutoa mazoezi muhimu kwa majukumu ambayo yanahitaji kutayarishwa na tayari kuruka katika hatua wakati maisha yanategemea.