Immersive virtual reality training simulation

虚拟现实（VR）是一项相对较新的技术，在娱乐行业以外的许多不同领域都表现出了巨大的潜力。已经确定VR用途的一个领域是培训自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的护理人员。学会与ASD儿童成功互动对于为受影响的儿童提供最佳质量的护理和关注非常重要。如果没有支持和一套适当的工具，学习与儿童成功互动的过程可能是压倒性的和困难的。如果能够在与儿童互动之前在虚拟环境中进行培训，将大大提高照顾者的信心和能力。该项目通过调查和开发一种VR培训工具来满足这一需求，该工具可以模拟护理人员在任何一天可能经历的各种不同场景。标准的游戏化技术将应用于VR培训软件，以帮助推动参与度和达到学习成果。“简单家庭”以各种方式向儿童和残疾人的家庭和照料者提供援助。访问他们现有的护理人员网络提供了一个从头到尾的管道，在完全集成到他们的可用服务之前，对VR培训环境进行原型设计、验证和测试。**

Virtual Reality (VR) is a relatively new technology that has shown great promise in a large number of different areas beyond just the entertainment industry. One field that has identified a use for VR is in the training of caregivers for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Learning to interact successfully with children with ASD is important to provide the best quality of care and attention to the affected children. The process of learning to successfully interact with the children can be overwhelming and difficult without support and a proper set of tools. If training were able to be conducted in a virtual environment prior to interaction with children, it would greatly improve the confidence and abilities of caregivers. This project addresses this need by investigating and developing a VR training tool that can simulate a variety of different scenarios a caregiver may experience in any given day. Standard gamification techniques will be applied to the VR training software as a way to help drive engagement and reach learning outcomes. The Uncomplicated Family is a provider of assistance in a variety of ways to families and caregivers of children and disabilities. Access to their existing network of caregivers provides a start-to-finish pipeline to prototype, validate, and test the VR training environment before full integration into their available services. **