Virtual Anatomical Models and Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life November 13, 2007
Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Anatomy, Art, Education, Medical education, Second Life, Web 2.0, science.trackback
While we try to organize new sessions in the SciFoo Lives On series and new medical exercices in the Ann Myers Medical Center, here is some interesting material on other educational opportunities of Second Life, the virtual world:
- Virtual anatomical models (Play2Train):
Looks like sculpted prims can be used to create fairly realistic models of organs. Now, wouldn’t it be fun if we could actually make the heart model to beat in 3D. This is not too difficult to do actually; we would just need a number of sculptie textures, each texture representing a given 3D animation state, and run through the set leaving a few time gaps to let the shape settle before moving on to the next sculptie texture. The heart model and the lung sound ausculation tool (further right in the picture) are currently housed in the medical library on Obelix.
- Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life: A brief overview of science and research education in Second Life, highlighting Science School, Genome Island, Research Park, ISTE Island and more.
Other posts about education in Second Life:
- Live Coverage: SciFoo lives on session about videos in science
- Live Coverage Now: SciFoo lives on session about the definition of Open Science
- NHS London in Second Life
- SciFoo lives on in Second Life: Web 2.0 and Medicine
- Live Blogging Today: First Medical Simulation in Second Life!
- Genetics in Second Life
- Medicine in Second Life: virtual doctors, hospitals, and of course, sperm donation
- Virtual Medical Center: the Future of Medical Education
- Interview about the genetic revolution of Second Life
- Top 10: Virtual Medical Sites in Second Life!
Bertalan - are you planning (by any chance) to attend the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (MMVR16) in Long Beach, CA USA (28-Jan-2008 to 1-Feb-2008)? I’ve been reading your blog (complements of Google Alerts–you pop up there a lot) and this conference seems like a great match to many of your interests.
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Dear Kathleen,
Thank you for the notice! I would love to, but it’s really hard to get a visa without an invitation letter. I’ll try to get it anyway in the middle of January. So maybe, I can make it.
Hello, Bertalan - As a conference organizer, I can provide you an invitation letter to our “Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16″ conference. Can you give me an email address to which I can email a letter in PDF? We would very much enjoy having you share your research and blogging experience at MMVR16!
Very interesting, thank you
Oh, James, it would be fantastic! (berci.mesko [at] gmail.com)
Anyway, you gave me a big question to answer. I planned to make my first trip (and get a visa) to the US somewhere in the first months of 2008, but to NY. It’s not easy to be absent from medical school for 1-2 weeks, so I don’t think I could make both.
Now I have to choose…
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We have a nice selection of 3d virtual anatomical structures. Follow this link to see a nice representation of a 3D beating heart as you mentioned above: http://www.brynmedical.com/Functional-3D-Human-Anatomy-Software-s/206.htm