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Training Abilities of Diagnosis by means of Virtual Agents
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EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Orlando, FL USA ISBN 978-1-880094-60-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

Abstract

The diagnostic interview in Psychology and other Health Sciences requires a series of abilities that need training. This training must occur in controlled situations, suitably directed by the professor. Such situations have to be most similar possible to the real situation to facilitate the generalization of the learning, but, simultaneously, the interaction with real patients must be avoided initially. Our objective was to develop a system constructed by means of applications of 3D design, with the final result of virtual environments in which the student could interact with a series of simulated patients. The student must obtain the necessary data to elaborate a diagnosis. The virtual patients are realistic objects characterized by a series of parameters by means of which their verbal, emotional and motor responses are defined. The high level of interactivity contributes to increase the sensation of presence in the simulated situation and, therefore, to the learning of the abilities.

Citation

Gutierrez-Maldonado, J., Alsina, I., Aguilar, A., Jarne, A., Andres, A. & Talarn, A. (2006). Training Abilities of Diagnosis by means of Virtual Agents. In E. Pearson & P. Bohman (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2006--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 2763-2764). Orlando, FL USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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