Cincinnati Children’s using virtual reality to transition thousands of front-line workers to new building – WLWT Cincinnati

Thousands of staff at Cincinnati Children's are using virtual reality training to help move into the new Critical Care Building this fall.The layout and experience will be different in this facility. So knowing where everything is and how to navigate it, will be critical.The technology is state of the art. "Things can happen so quickly so the more that we can become acclimated to the environment, the better. So this was a great way for us to see the space and how we would move around in it so we can focus on our patients when we move into the new building," said Kelly Ely, nurse in PICU at Cincinnati Children's.There are eight virtual reality stations. More than 3,000 front-line workers will be coming and training on it. This is one of the largest V-R onboarding experiences in the world.Ryan Moore is a doctor at Children's."I started out as a digital arts background. Failed out of that and became a cardiologist," said Dr. Ryan Moore, co-director of digital experience technology labs at Children's.His mission has been to utilize his gaming and medical background to help colleagues in the most realistic setting possible.He collaborated with Children's team of digital experience creators to make this a possibility."It's fun to make video games that save lives," said Matthew NeCamp, an application specialist.A big move with virtual reality hoping to ease the transition.

Thousands of staff at Cincinnati Children's are using virtual reality training to help move into the new Critical Care Building this fall.

The layout and experience will be different in this facility. So knowing where everything is and how to navigate it, will be critical.

The technology is state of the art.

"Things can happen so quickly so the more that we can become acclimated to the environment, the better. So this was a great way for us to see the space and how we would move around in it so we can focus on our patients when we move into the new building," said Kelly Ely, nurse in PICU at Cincinnati Children's.

There are eight virtual reality stations. More than 3,000 front-line workers will be coming and training on it. This is one of the largest V-R onboarding experiences in the world.

Ryan Moore is a doctor at Children's.

"I started out as a digital arts background. Failed out of that and became a cardiologist," said Dr. Ryan Moore, co-director of digital experience technology labs at Children's.

His mission has been to utilize his gaming and medical background to help colleagues in the most realistic setting possible.

He collaborated with Children's team of digital experience creators to make this a possibility.

"It's fun to make video games that save lives," said Matthew NeCamp, an application specialist.

A big move with virtual reality hoping to ease the transition.

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