title: Learning support system reproducing finger movements in practicing nursing techniques.
abstract: Heretofore, "skill proficiency" in nursing techniques has only been developed through experience. To pass that technical proficiency down to later generations, this study is intended to build a learning support system using virtual reality by reproducing finger movements used in practicing nursing techniques. For practicing blood drawing techniques, we earlier developed a prototype system that uses a finger motion capture system to acquire finger position data when a syringe is grasped. It uses the acquired data to reproduce the process of the techniques three-dimensionally. This paper outlines the prototype system and reports its effectiveness for learning after examining results of a demonstration experiment for nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Majima
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soga