SIMS Virtual Reality

The Introduction of VR in the PTA Curriculum

Optional Session: 3:00pm-3:50pm | Building 20 | Room 106

In Spring 2022, PTA faculty began creating activities for our students incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Join us for this session to see what activities we did and to consider how VR may be utilized beyond SHPS.

Presenters:

Renae Gorman is department chairperson of the PTA program.

Daniel O’Neill is a Simulation Coordinator responsible for the implementation of SIMS Medical Center’s Innovation Lab. Dan’s professional background includes content creation, hardware/software coding, educational technologies, and experiential marketing. Dan has been involved in emerging technologies since 2008 as a teacher and events coordinator for Apple Inc. In 2015 Dan joined META, a NYC agency that “creates multi sensory live experiences that ignite the human spirit.” In 2018 Dan joined STCC’s Simulation Department with a hope of exploring future technologies to positively impact the student experience.

Dan Taibbi is a Simulation Coordinator. In 2016 he joined the medical simulation team to assist in daily operations of simulated healthcare experiences.Then in 2020 Dan became part of a two person team responsible for the research, creation, and implementation of SIMS Medical Center's Innovation Lab. Dan's passion for broadening perspectives through visual media has assisted in bringing custom 360 video and VR content to the Innovations Lab. His 15+ years as a professional filmmaker benefits the creation of this content, giving our students the chance to see through the "eyes" of patients, doctors, family members, or other various medical personnel. His growing knowledge of drafting and design in 3D has given rise to a fleet of 3D printers where Dan creates, manages, and builds custom products for use in SIMS Medical simulated experiences. Dan's decade long background as an emerging technologies educator for Apple Inc. is leveraged to provide future forward thinking experiences for our students, assisting our Innovations Lab in providing the best technology to make the biggest impact on student

experiences.

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