ABSTRACT
Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 117 List.1:.Problems.Associated.with.Exposure.to.Simulator.Systems..................................... 118
Individual.Susceptibility.and.Stimulus.Intensity........................................................................... 119 List.2:.Factors.Affecting.the.Capacity.to.Resist.Adverse.Effects of.Simulator.Exposure......................................................................................................... 120
Tackling.the.Problem...................................................................................................................... 121 List.3:.Factors.Influencing.Simulator.Stimulus.Intensity.................................................... 121 List.4:.Addressing.System.Factors.That.Influence.the.Strength.of.a.Simulator.Stimulus.... 122 List.5:.Steps.to.Quantifying.Simulator.Stimulus.Intensity................................................. 122
Usage.Protocol................................................................................................................................ 123 List.6:.Simulator.System.Usage.Protocol............................................................................ 123
Conclusions.....................................................................................................................................124 Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................124 References.......................................................................................................................................124
Simulator.systems.afford.ecologically.valid.training.that.allows.for.training.curricula.to.be.explicitly.represented.and.contextually.relevant..Such.systems.can.be.expressly.designed.to.consolidate. prior. knowledge. gained. in. the. classroom. and. via. other. instructional. media,. to. allow. for. elaboration.and.reflection.of.learned.information,.to.enhance.higher-order.problem-solving.skills,.and. to. facilitate. assimilation. of. knowledge. in. long-term. memory. (Cohn. et. al.,. 2007;. Gibson,. 1979;. Lave.and.Wenger,. 1990;. Spiro,. Coulson,. Feltovich,. and. Anders,. 1988).. These. systems. can. also. provide. a. range. of. assessment. methods,. including. precise. real-time. performance. measurement,. assessment,.and.diagnosis,.as.well.as.scenario.replay.for.after.action.review.(AAR;.Brooks.Rose,. Attree,.and.Elliot-Square,.2002;.Dalgarno.and.Harper,.2003;.Gaggioli,.2001)..There.are,.however,. limitations.of.such.training.systems.in.the.form.of.adverse.effects.associated.with.motion.sickness. and.lingering.aftereffects,.which.may.lead.to.negative.training,.increased.dropout.rates,.and.shorterduration.exposures.
