▁and ▁problem ▁solving . ▁ ▁Us es ▁in ▁medicine ▁ ▁S ok ol owski ▁class ifies ▁medical ▁simulations ▁in ▁ 3 ▁categories : ▁ 1 . ▁Sim ul ators ▁based ▁on ▁physical ▁models , ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Human ▁Pat ient ▁Sim ulator ▁( HP S ), ▁of ▁which ▁several ▁prototype ▁exist ▁for ▁different ▁purposes ▁( Cent ra Line ▁Man , ▁No elle ▁and ▁Ped ias im ▁man ne qu ins ); ▁ 2 . ▁Virtual ▁Re ality ▁training ▁sim ul ators ▁based ▁on ▁computers ▁– ▁i . e . ▁Lap V R ▁S urg ical ▁Sim ulator , ▁and ▁S uture ▁T utor ; ▁ 3 . ▁a ▁hy brid ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁kinds ▁comb ines ▁a ▁real istic ▁ 3 D ▁computer ized ▁representation ▁of ▁an ▁organ ▁system , ▁for ▁example , ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁interface ▁with ▁it ▁through ▁ha ptic ▁devices . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁simulation - based ▁learning ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁field ▁has ▁many ▁benefits , ▁including ▁patient ▁safety , ▁acceler ating ▁di agnostic ▁and ▁th era pe ut ic ▁procedures , ▁un ful filled ▁demand ▁for ▁medical ▁personnel , ▁medical ▁cost ▁reduction ▁and ▁lower ing ▁of ▁medical ▁errors ▁that ▁amount ▁to ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁associated ▁costs . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁current ▁techn ologies ▁allow ▁for ▁very ▁high ▁f idel ity ▁simulations . ▁These ▁include ▁Im mers ive ▁Virtual ▁En viron ments ▁( IV Es )- ▁computer ▁based ▁ 3 D ▁environments ▁known ▁as ▁serious ▁games , ▁and ▁other ▁very ▁highly ▁imm ers