Then again, in the corporate-training industry, "a little more intuitive" might go a long way. The Wiimote might make it a little more intuitive, but that's it." "It is the software that serves this function. "It does not help the user learn anything," says Michael Goodman, a research director at the Yankee Group. The Wiimote, for all its ingenuity, is just an input device. The success of virtual training programs, of course, depends on how good the training scenario is. He's not the first to consider using the Wiimote as a virtual scalpel: A video game for the Wii called Trauma Center: Second Opinion is a primitive example of how the Wiimote might be used in medical training. And he notes that Second Life worlds can incorporate video, which could help in cases where the graphics are simply too crude to simulate something effectively. But Stone believes Second Life is potentially up to the task and suggests the software interface might be dynamically adjusted so even the smallest movements can be displayed, perhaps by zooming in to a full-screen grid. Representing something as delicate as surgery is a tad more challenging than building inspection. Prospective additional clients include a private research foundation looking into driver safety and a consortium of European universities interested in a virtual cancer lab. Among Stone's other clients are a medical-devices firm and a global-energy company focused on power-plant training – both looking to reduce training costs.
Those things that are hands-on, that require picking something up and manipulating it, then I think the Wiimote is a good tool for that." Real-world training and certification will always be necessary, Lamb notes, but – especially in the early stages of training – real savings could be seen through a virtual online environment.Īs for the Wiimote, Lamb says, there are "a lot of different pieces of equipment that (trainees) need to use.
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