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Usability of Games and Gamification (81) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (657) Usability of Virtual Reality Simulations (61) Continuing Medical Education (CME) for Allied Health Professionals (152) Simulation (133)

Published on in Vol 8, No 3 (2020): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18822, first published .
An Immersive Multi-User Virtual Reality for Emergency Simulation Training: Usability Study

An Immersive Multi-User Virtual Reality for Emergency Simulation Training: Usability Study

An Immersive Multi-User Virtual Reality for Emergency Simulation Training: Usability Study

Authors of this article:

Dieter Lerner1 Author Orcid Image ;   Stefan Mohr2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonas Schild3 Author Orcid Image ;   Martin Göring2 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Luiz1 Author Orcid Image
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