title: A virtual reality 3D jigsaw for teaching anatomy.
abstract: Virtual Reality has some advantages over traditional teaching and learning media. Here we describe a VR Jigsaw which uses a novel interface to facilitate learning the anatomy of the skull. A small trial was performed which indicates that the software succeeds at engaging students and suggests that their comprehension of complex 3D structures was improved.
authors.affiliation: School of Informatics & Engineering, Flinders University, South Australia.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ruthenbeck
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Carati
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Gibbins
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013021:South Australia; D014584:User-Computer Interface