Virtual Room Research Articles

Transforming the “SEAD”: Evaluation of a Virtual Surgical Exploration and Discovery Program and its Effects on Career Decision-Making

The abrupt cessation of in-person education due to the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for preclerkship students to explore a career in surgery. To supplement the lack of exposure, the Surgical Exploration and Discovery (SEAD) program was transitioned to an entirely virtual format. This study aims to describe the virtual SEAD program and evaluate its effectiveness as a career decision-making (CDM) intervention. The week-long program was delivered on Microsoft Teams, featured 11 surgical specialties, and comprised four activities: live demonstrations, virtual operating room observerships, career talks, and technical skills workshops. The program was evaluated using the four levels of the Kirkpatrick model: (1) reactions, (2) knowledge, (3) CDM behaviors - assessed using the Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ) - and (4) results. The latter was indirectly assessed using CDDQ scores from an in-person SEAD program, where lower CDDQ scores indicate less difficulty with CDM. Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. Forty pre-clerkship students (27 first and 13 second year students) at the University of Ottawa RESULTS: Level 1: 97.5% of participants rated the program as good or very good. Live demonstration and technical skills workshops were the highest rated activities. Level 2: participants' scores on knowledge-based questions about a surgical career significantly increased following the program (pre: 9/25 vs post: 15/25, p = 0.008). Level 3: overall mean CDDQ scores (±SD) decreased difficulties with significantly following the program (pre: 45.6 ± 10.5 vs post: 38.8 ± 10.9, p < 0.001), which indicates decreased CDM difficulties. Level 4: Except for one sub-category, the difference in mean CDDQ scores between the virtual and in-person programs were not significantly different. The program received the positive reactions and significantly increased participants' knowledge. The change in CDDQ scores following the virtual program suggests it may reduce career decision-making difficulties in the short-term. In-person surgical exposure remains important; however, a hybrid model may be valuable in resource limited settings. WC: 300.

Preface

The 11th National Physics Seminar (SNF 2022) is an annual meeting hosted by the Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SNF 2022 was conducted online (Virtual Conference) on June 25th, 2022, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The seminar’s scope includes but is not limited to material physics, instrumentation and computational physics, medical physics & biophysics, earth physics and space science, theory, nuclear and particle physics, energy and environmental physics, and physics education. The theme of this year’s seminar is “Innovations and Challenges in Physics for Stronger Recovery.”The seminar was divided into three sessions: the opening ceremony, the keynote speaker session, and the oral presentation. The first session, the Opening, started with the Report of the Chair, the Dean of FMIPA, the Chair of the Physical Society of Indonesia (PSI) Jakarta and Banten Chapter, and the Opening Speech from the Chancellor of Universitas Negeri Jakarta. In the second session, keynote speakers presented their phenomenal research, including discussion. The third is a parallel session with oral presentations from presenters, researchers, and lecturers for 15 minutes per presenter, including discussion. There are 12 virtual rooms designed for parallel sessions with an average occupancy of 14 presenters. A moderator and operator guide each parallel room. I want to thank the Physical Society of Indonesia (PSI) Jakarta and Banten Chapter for their support.As a scientific forum, 194 participants attended this seminar among students, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners who participated as both presenters and participants. We received 134 papers selected through the Morressier system and selected 92 papers to be published in the Journal of Physics: Conference Series with the scope of physics and related fields. Assessment by reviewers includes scope, novelty, originality, scientific impact, accuracy and correctness, and clarity of expression. We want to invite the participants back to participate in the 2023 SNF in the Universitas Negeri Jakarta-Physics Department.List of Editors, Conference Details are available in this pdf.

The virtual trigger room – a proof of concept

The virtual trigger room – a proof of concept

A Novel Approach of Virtual Visualization of Cloth Fitting

The concept of a virtual fitting room in real time has been proposed. The interest in online shopping has grown exponentially. When it comes to buying products like shirts that always require knowledge of how the clothes will fit when worn. This is the main reason why so few clothes are being bought online. As a result, a virtual dressing room that tells consumers how clothes fit personally will be a huge asset to online sellers that can give consumers a wide choice. For online marketers, this would be a great way to grow your market. The proposed system consists of a number of tasks, including locating the user's shirt and specifying the color of the user's shirt. In our proposed system we have used Alpha Channel Masking to mask the user's shirt, and libraries such as Numpy, OpenCV. Finally, we conclude that the concept of virtual fitting rooms that we have implemented helps humans in many ways, such as making their purchases easier, saving them time

EDU-ESCAPE ROOM OR BRAIN TEASERS FOR STUDENTS IN GERMAN

How to make German lessons more interesting for students? How to motivate them to work more independently, to be creative and to think critically? What else is interesting for them when they use smartphones, social networks, etc. on a daily basis? The widespread use of ICT has not only changed the daily activities and lifestyles of individuals but has also had a profound impact on education at all levels. The joint foreign languages session of secondary school students and ninth graders had to be prepared in a way that was close to them. The COVID -19 pandemic and its associated quarantine have left many of us feeling trapped in a constant state of escape. Therefore, a virtual escape room entitled "Who Stole the Goldfish?" seemed appropriate for this workshop. Using their mobile phones, students entered a virtual world where they could communicate and collaborate without boundaries. The online escape room offered a series of clues, challenges, puzzles, and visual elements that led them to the solution - the discovery of the culprit. The goals of the session were to promote problem solving and team building, develop group problem solving and listening skills, and build better communication skills for collaboration. Keywords: German lessons, use of ICT, escape room, team problem solving, communication skills

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VisualEars: How an immersive art exhibit impacts mood during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This paper explores the positive impact of viewing a virtual art exhibit on mood during the COVID-19 Pandemic. During global lockdowns, depression, anxiety, and the burden of other mental illnesses have increased even among prior psychiatrically healthy individuals. Art and music-based interventions have shown to be effective clinical interventions in individuals with mental illness. The VisualEars project explored whether a virtual activity involving vision and auditory stimuli could improve positive and negative affect. Eight musical pieces were selected, and 28 visual artists from around the world visualized two musical pieces. A total of 56 works of art were created and hung in eight 3D virtual rooms. Visitors were randomly selected to either view the art exhibit without music (non-immersive) or view the art exhibit while listening to music (immersive). Visitors were asked to complete a positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) in three languages (English, French, and Farsi) pre and post their virtual visit. A total of 160 participants completed baseline PANAS, 58 of which completed the follow-up PANAS. Linear mixed-effects models found that older participants had lower negative affect scores overall (b = −0.3, p = 0.003), while male participants had lower positive affect scores overall (b = −0.27, p = 0.02). Following the virtual exhibit participants of both conditions had higher positive (b = 0.17, p = 0.03), and lower negative affect scores (b = −0.19, p = 0.007). We found that the virtual art exhibit increased positive affect and decreased negative affect in participants, suggesting an overall improvement in mood attributable to the virtual exhibit. This suggests that virtual exhibits may serve as a beneficial and accessible intervention to improve mood during a pandemic.

A Song about the Horrible Ptuj Plague or How the Slovenian Electronic Archives Contributes to Historical Research

On the example of the Virtual Archival Reading room and free access to digitized manuscripts from the Historical Archives in Ptuj, which are located in the Slovenian Electronic Archive (e-ARH.si), the experience of the historian (PhD student) is presented when determining the authenticity and credibility of archival sources whose content influenced the setting of the hypothesis in the article about the plague epidemic in the Zagreb area in 1682-1682. The aforementioned digitized material is compared with relevant sources in the Digital Library of Slovenia, an egdotic analysis is carried out and the importance of a free and holistic approach to digitized material in discovering the historical context and building a complete historical story is presented.

How real is Virtual Acoustics?

Recent comparisons of room-acoustic simulations and auralizations demonstrated that a high degree of realism can be achieved under certain conditions. How close the simulation can get to reality depends on the definition of the objective in general terms (authenticity or plausibility). The question is also what is the application scenario of the simulation. The goal can be to create an exact replica of a real space, a blind simulation of a future or lost space, or a demonstration of consequences of decisions during a design process. This work discusses the sources of uncertainties in Virtual Room Acoustics, the effort to be taken for achieving high realism, and suggestions for use of Virtual Acoustics in practice.

Impaired virtual space-tilting perception in Parkinson's disease with Pisa syndrome

IntroductionThe mechanism of Pisa syndrome in Parkinson's disease (PD) is unclear. We aimed to analyze the spatial perception of patients with PD with Pisa syndrome using virtual reality. MethodsIn total, 16 patients with Pisa syndrome, 16 age-matched patients without Pisa syndrome, and 16 age-matched controls were included. They viewed the virtual room gradually tilting to different 8 directions randomized across trials. The 75% discrimination threshold angle and the mean tilting discrimination angle for each direction were evaluated. Participants' lateral trunk deviation was measured using Kinect. Neuropsychological status was evaluated, using the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), the Japanese version of the Montreal-Cognitive Assessment, Frontal Assessment Battery, and the color-word interference task of the Stroop test. Visuospatial abilities were assessed using Benton Judgement of Line Orientation, and vestibular function was evaluated using Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV). ResultsThe 75% discrimination threshold in the tilting discrimination angle was larger in all directions for those in the Pisa syndrome group compared to patients in the without Pisa syndrome group and those in the control group. There were significant differences between the three groups for Front-Right, Right, and Back. Patients with Pisa syndrome showed a significantly worse performance in these tests compared with controls and tended to have worse SVV performance compared with patients without Pisa syndrome. ConclusionThe present findings support the hypothesis of visuo-spatial disability and/or attentional impairment in patients with Pisa syndrome.

Aplikasi Ruangan Maya Berbasis Android OS pada Headset Virtual Reality Oculus Quest 2

Metaverse and VR (virtual reality) technology brings a lot of benefits to some sectors of life, especially education because VR technology makes it possible for users to be placed in a simulation of a certain scenario or situation which helps with the user’s learning experience. The development of computer technology where computer components are much smaller in size, have better computational capacity, and low cost has made VR technology more available and offers more and more opportunities as computer technology develops even further. In order to take advantage of the increasing opportunity, a virtual room application based on Android OS for Oculus Quest 2 is developed in order to learn about virtual reality development workflow on a VR headset using Unity game engine. The features implemented in the virtual room app are locomotion control by teleportation and continuous movement, rotation by snap turning, interactable objects such as a mirror, grabbable objects which the user can hold in the virtual room, and sockets to place digital objects in the virtual room.&#x0D;

A qualitative exploration of the bidding processes used in business rescue

Orientation: In business rescue, when pursuing the sale of the business to a third party, the business rescue practitioner (BRP) may use different bidding processes to interact with and select buyers.Research purpose: This study aimed to provide a framework to classify and describe the various bidding processes, including identifying the factors that would preserve value to the benefit of creditors and shareholders.Motivation for the study: Chapter 6 of the Companies Act is silent on the requirements regarding bidding processes. Therefore, the industry and legislator may benefit from guidance from industry experts.Research approach/design and method: Qualitative exploratory, using semi-structured interviews with 11 South African senior business rescue practitioners.Main findings: Three types of bidding processes were identified. In a sophisticated bidding process, information is communicated to buyers using a virtual data room. The second bidding process is less sophisticated; printed document packs are provided to bidders, and bids are submitted in tender boxes. Thirdly, the private bid-out process, where preferred bidders compete against each other in a closed envelope boardroom auction. The findings also revealed that deal certainty is more important in business rescue than ordinary mergers and acquisitions. Moreover, an equitable value, rather than a general market value, is often applied because of the bidding process. Lastly, the study identified a need for the pre-involvement of the BRP before a company files for business rescue, an aspect not currently allowed by the Companies Act.Practical/managerial implications: BRPs can benefit from the explication of the types and detailed steps of bidding processes. Moreover, the findings fill the void of limited guidance in the Companies Act.Contribution/value-add: The classification and description of the various bidding processes and key considerations in the context of a business rescue will assist BRPs in South Africa in preserving value under business rescue and guide the legislator in amending the Companies Act.

The Impact of Escape Room Gamification Using a Teleconferencing Platform on Pharmacy Student Learning.

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to design and implement a virtual escape room game using the Zoom video conferencing platform to enhance third professional doctor of pharmacy students’ knowledge of self-management of sexual health and pregnancy prevention and to assess student’s perception of the activity.MethodsStudents were divided into five pre-assigned breakout rooms of five to six students each using the Zoom video conferencing platform, following the conclusion of the self-care sexual health and pregnancy prevention lecture. Once in the breakout room, students worked as a group to complete seven activities to gain access to a code needed to “escape the room.” At the completion of the activity, students were asked to fill out a perceptions survey.ResultsTwenty-six students participated in the virtual escape room activity, with all students completing the activity within the allotted time. Overall, students expressed positive attitudes toward the escape room activity, reporting it helped them check their knowledge of the subject, remain motivated, and connect with their classmates.ConclusionsOverall, the virtual escape room had a positive impact on student learning and application of subject material.

In a dirty virtual room: exposure to an unpleasant odor increases the senses of presence, reality, and realism

In a dirty virtual room: exposure to an unpleasant odor increases the senses of presence, reality, and realism

Preface to the International Conference on Electronics, Engineering Physics and Earth Science (EEPES’2022)

The International Conference on Electronics, Engineering Physics and Earth Science (EEPES’2022) was held in hybrid mode in Sts. Constantine and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 June, 2022. The EEPES’2022 was organized by the Association on Communication, Information, Electronic and Energy System. Academic partners of the conference are renowned scientists from the International Hellenic University (Department of Physics) and University of Ruse (Department of Telecommunications and Department of Electrical Power Engineering), backed by a strong international scientific committee and a specialized pool of reviewers.The goal of the EEPES’2022 conference is to provide an international forum for researchers, academics, people in industry, and students to address recent research results and to present and discuss their ideas, theories, technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences on all theoretical and practical issues arising in all areas of physics and allied technology, such as Engineering Physics, Computer Science, Electronics, Earth Science, Mathematics and Green Technologies, etc.The technical program of the conference consists of one plenary session, one special session, and six tracks for research papers. The authors of the accepted papers, who are unable to attend the conference in person, were given an option to present their papers online and attend an interactive virtual conference. Online presentations were held in a virtual room environment via Zoom Meeting platform for the opening ceremony, all conference sessions, and meetings. All online authors prepared a video presentation of up to 12 minutes that was played on stream with authors participating in a live discussion during the session. Presentations were made in real-time video conferencing. A separate virtual room was defined for each session.List of General Conference Chairs, Technical Programmme Chair, Steering Committee Chair, Review Committee Chair, Guest Editor, Steering Committee, Organizing Committee, International Scientific Committee, Reviewers are availabe in this pdf.

Virtual escape rooms for therapeutic communication in nursing education.

Virtual escape rooms for therapeutic communication in nursing education.

An online escape room used to support the growth of teamwork in health professions students.

Effective teamwork in the online environment is essential to patient care and safety. The need for training health professionals to work together on a virtual interprofessional team has become even more important since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as telehealth, or the provision of virtual healthcare to patients, has become more common. This resource describes the development of an online escape room activity using free online resources. The activity aimed to enhance health profession students’ abilities to communicate effectively, work together to complete a task, and develop knowledge of the unique roles of healthcare team members in a course dedicated to interprofessional education. Teams of five to seven students met online and completed seven puzzles to escape a virtual room. Results obtained from the pre-post surveys of 176 students across six disciplines showed the activity aided in increasing participants perceptions of their ability to communicate respectfully and work together to complete a task, while developing knowledge of the unique roles of members of the healthcare team, all components of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies. This activity lays the groundwork for collaborative, interprofessional activities, such as telehealth, which students will be exposed to in their futures, and the results infer that the activity can help to build collaboration among team members, even team members that are not in the same physical space.

The user experience design of a novel microscope within SurgiSim, a virtual reality surgical simulator.

PurposeVirtual reality (VR) simulation has the potential to advance surgical education, procedural planning, and intraoperative guidance. “SurgiSim” is a VR platform developed for the rehearsal of complex procedures using patient-specific anatomy, high-fidelity stereoscopic graphics, and haptic feedback. SurgiSim is the first VR simulator to include a virtual operating room microscope. We describe the process of designing and refining the VR microscope user experience (UX) and user interaction (UI) to optimize surgical rehearsal and education.MethodsHuman-centered VR design principles were applied in the design of the SurgiSim microscope to optimize the user’s sense of presence. Throughout the UX’s development, the team of developers met regularly with surgeons to gather end-user feedback. Supplemental testing was performed on four participants.ResultsThrough observation and participant feedback, we made iterative design upgrades to the SurgiSim platform. We identified the following key characteristics of the VR microscope UI: overall appearance, hand controller interface, and microscope movement.ConclusionOur design process identified challenges arising from the disparity between VR and physical environments that pertain to microscope education and deployment. These roadblocks were addressed using creative solutions. Future studies will investigate the efficacy of VR surgical microscope training on real-world microscope skills as assessed by validated performance metrics.

A Novel Approach of Virtual Visualization of Cloth Fitting

The concept of a virtual fitting room in real time has been proposed. The interest in online shopping has grown exponentially. When it comes to buying products like shirts that always require knowledge of how the clothes will fit when worn. This is the main reason why so few clothes are being bought online. As a result, a virtual dressing room that tells consumers how clothes fit personally will be a huge asset to online sellers that can give consumers a wide choice. For online marketers, this would be a great way to grow your market. The proposed system consists of a number of tasks, including locating the user's shirt and specifying the color of the user's shirt. In our proposed system we have used Alpha Channel Masking to mask the user's shirt, and libraries such as Numpy, OpenCV. Finally, we conclude that the concept of virtual fitting rooms that we have implemented helps humans in many ways, such as making their purchases easier, saving them time

Cost Efficient Virtual Trial Rooms

The recent covid-19 restrictions like social distancing has limited physical human interaction. There were days when people wish to visit the physical shopping outlets and try the best-suited outfits in the trial rooms. In the post-pandemic era, people are now preferring the E-shopping zone to select the outfits. This type of virtual shopping has its own disadvantages like the suitability of outfits to the customer’s preferences. Regardless of some applications that offer outfit suitability, there are some entrust issues with online stores. This research study analyzes many general customer related concerns like fit of the outfit; appearance; color suitability with the customer skin tone and proposes the possibility of implementing virtual trial rooms. The proposed model empowers the clients to evaluate their outfits based on their stature, shape, size, and wellness estimations by standing in front of the gadget.