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"Envision's Virtual Gaming Simulations: A Safe and Effective Way to Innovate Healthcare Education'

Recently, Envision had the opportunity to speak with Anastasia Verleysen, a journalist from The Nursing Network, who was interested in our first virtual gaming simulation, "Hello, you must be Flo!" We were thrilled to be included in a discussion about innovation in healthcare and were happy to share our insights with her.

Our virtual gaming simulations offer an immersive and safe learning environment that challenges students to apply their knowledge, improve their technical and communication skills, and think critically about decision-making and collaboration. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen a shift towards online alternatives for hands-on high-fidelity simulations. Envision's virtual gaming simulations provide a solution that integrates all of the essential components of simulation into a digital format.

Through the Envision project, we have developed two Virtual Gaming Simulations (VGS), "Hello, you must be Flo!" and "Caring off duty!", which are available on our website in open access. We also provide a framework and guidelines for using these VGS effectively in online distance learning, classroom education, or blended applications, even after the pandemic.

For educators interested in integrating our online simulations into their curriculum, we offer a step-by-step guide for prebriefing, enactment, and debriefing in the "How to Use?" or "Facilitator Guide" section of our website. We have also created a "How to Make?" guide for educators who want to create their own VGS. This guide is a testimony of the creation process of Envision's VGS, covering all aspects of the TPACK model in the pre-production, production, and post-production stages.

We are excited to share our knowledge and expertise with other educators and designers to help them create and implement effective virtual gaming simulations. By providing practical tips and a firsthand account of our experiences, we hope to inspire others to explore the possibilities of digital simulation tools in healthcare education. We look forward to seeing the innovative solutions that will come from this growing interest in virtual gaming simulations.

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Back together again in Tarragona, Spain at University Rovira i Virgili for our third Learing Training and Teaching Event.

🎯Jonathan De Backer and Pascale Vander Meeren are one of the great people behind the Envision project.

🔈Here is what they have to say about the first virtual gaming simulation created within the Envision (www.envision-vgs.com) project with the help of professional partners.

Arteveldehogeschool, Rovira i Virgili University, Toronto Metropolitan University Alumni, Ljudska Univerza Velenje, Joubel, Ghent University

ENVISION testimonial_Arteveldehogeschool For more information about the ENVISION project visit www.envision-vgs.com.

❗️🔝ENVISION in Slovenia! Health workers, educators and other stakeholders are impressed with the game and ready to share it among their colleagues.

📌Slovenian version of the game is available: https://arteveldehs.h5p.com/content/1291655406557689437

‼️The second learning, teaching and training activity within the ENVISION project took place in Oulu, Finland. ‼️The partners learned a lot and here is the video that shows what we did.

ENVISION Cilj projekta Envision je razviti dve generaciji virtualnih simulacij, ki jih bodo uporabniki lahko uporabili v poučevanju, bodisi na daljavo, kombiniranem u...