Simulator Type |
Description |
1 |
Simple box (e.g. plain cardboard box) with/without a mirror with a webcam or no video |
2 |
Box trainer: box utilizing a camera/laparoscope display light source and instruments used for laparoscopic training (e.g. Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery system) |
2s |
Box trainer (same as Type 2) with motion sensors to measure distance and direction moved in order to calculate the economy of movement |
3 |
Virtual reality (VR) simulators: Display-based computer software and hardware similar to that used in laparoscopic surgery |
Int J Med Educ. 2020; 11:97-106; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5ea6.ae73