Friday 03 July 2009

NEWS

UK Haptics in Anaesthesia Product News

The July/August 2008 edition of Anaesthesia Product News magazine includes an article about Haptics in ...
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UK Haptics win Innovation Award for Virtual Veins.

UK Haptics are delighted to have won the Innovation award at the first ever Business ...
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Evaluate a haptic-based virtual environment for venepuncture training

Sue Todd, Technical Director for UK Haptics, and Shamus P. Smith, a lecturer with the ...
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Virtual Veins - Trainers' Views

Gary Todd from UK Haptics demonstrated Virtual Veins at the Paramedic Training Centre for the ...
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Virtual Veins - Trainees' Views

Gary Todd from UK Haptics demonstrated Virtual Veins at the Paramedic Training Centre for the ...
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Welcome to UK HAPTICS


UK Haptics develop virtual reality training solutions for practice based learning and skills rehearsal in medical and clinical situations using 3D virtual environments to create life like simulations. The simulations take place in real time and provide testing together with user feedback with clinical metrics.

WHAT IS 'HAPTICS'?

According to Encarta, haptics is defined as 'tactile sensation applied to computer applications' which bascially translates into software that enables users to 'feel' their interaction with the computer program.

WHY IS THAT USEFUL?

Although force feedback is common in computer games, it can bring real benefits to training environments of all kinds. UK Haptics is looking primarily at medical environments and the benefits of practising technique to establish confidence in nursing students in particular. Imagine the benefits of a situation where you can practise a procedure in a number of life like scenarios, learning as you do so how to improve and perfect your technique in a safe environment which poses no risk to patients, but where you do obtain feedback and metrics on performance.

VIRTUAL VEINS & CLINICAL SKILLS TRAINER

A student nurse evaluating Virtual VeinsA student nurse evaluating Virtual Veins

Virtual Veins, the first in the Clinical Skills Trainer suite of web based applications from UK Haptics, provides state-of-the-art training in venepuncture. Trainees can practise until confident on a virtual 3D hand and receive feedback on their performance.


CONTACT US

Mail Us!

UK Haptics, Albert House,
Rothbury, Morpeth,
Northumberland, NE65 7SR

Call Us!

+44 (0) 1669 621905

Send us a Fax!

+44 (0) 1669 620454

Email Us!

info@ukhaptics.co.uk


INDUSTRY LINKS

Codeworks GameHorizon

WHAT IS VIRTUAL VEINS?

Virtual Veins and Clinical Skills Trainer

Click PLAY to find out what Virtual Veins is about and how the Clinical Skills Trainer works ...

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