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Enhancing Discipline Specific Skills Using a Virtual Environment Built with Gaming Technology

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Smith, Shamus; Maund, Kim; Hilaire, Trevor; Gajendran, Thayaparan; Lyneham, Joy; Geale, Sara – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020

This article describes use of a virtual environment in a multi-disciplinary context to enhance discipline specific skills. A virtual environment built by reusing gaming technology was modified in a collaboration across Computing, Construction Management and Nursing & Midwifery disciplines. A two-staged pilot evaluation considered (i) a…

Descriptors: Skill Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Simulated Environment, Work Environment