title: Public Engagement Through Shared Immersion: Participating in the Processes of Research.
abstract: Recently, the literature has emphasized the aims and logistics of public engagement, rather than its epistemic and cultural processes. In this conceptual article, we use our work on surgical simulation to describe a process that has moved from the classroom and the research laboratory into the public sphere. We propose an innovative shared immersion model for framing the relationship between engagement activities and research. Our model thus frames the public engagement experience as a participative encounter, which brings visitor and researcher together in a shared (surgical) experience mediated by experts from a range of domains.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: Jessica Janice
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maroothynaden
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kneebone
keywords: distributed simulation; framework model; immersion; public engagement; public understanding of science