{"id":133342,"date":"2023-01-23T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//?p=133342"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:09:05","slug":"new-immersive-simulation-suite-will-teach-ucf-students-help-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//new-immersive-simulation-suite-will-teach-ucf-students-help-patients/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342//","title":{"rendered":"New Immersive Simulation Suite Will Teach UCF Students, Help Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u2019s College of Health Professions and Sciences has again expanded its state-of-the-art Rehabilitation Innovation Center with the addition of a new immersive, mixed reality room that will be used for both student learning and patient care./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/n

The Blended Learning Interactive Simulation Suite, or BLISS, uses 270-degree, floor-to-ceiling touchscreen walls that display curated video and audio, providing an immersive view of any event, location or experience /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u2014 either real or created. The technology was funded by a philanthropic gift from the Paul B. Hunter and Constance D. Hunter Charitable Foundation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/n

Acquired to better prepare students for the frontline roles they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u2019ll encounter as healthcare practitioners, the technology serves as a unique and hands-on learning tool./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u201cIt allows us to create environments that have a higher level of realism,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u201d says Bari Hoffman, associate dean of clinical affairs for the College of Health Professions and Sciences. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u201cWe want students to be used to the sights, sounds, stressors and energy associated with hospitals, clinics and other locations where they will be providing treatment./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/n

BLISS is unique in that the user is fully immersed in the room with no headsets or tethers. Plans are in place to add smells and a floor that can vibrate and rumble, bringing another dimension to the experience./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/133342/n

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