VR Mentor
VR Mentor is a dental teaching and training system based on virtual reality. The system combines visual display, stereophonic sound and force feedback to create an immersive operating experience. Two teaching modes, hands on and shared haptic, and a training mode guide learners along recorded expert paths that produce attraction and resistance. The hardware measures 400 by 400 by 1400 millimetres and is set at an ergonomic height. The software is developed with Unity3D. VR Mentor reduces the need for anatomical specimens and lowers training costs.
VR Mentor Dental Training Machine by Wei Sun has been identified as a creative illustration of service design by the A' Design Award. VR Mentor Dental Training Machine won the Bronze A' Design Award in Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design in 2024. The A' Education, Teaching Aid and Training Content Design Award is a juried, academic and highly prestigious design award that rewards outstanding design of textbooks, E-Learning platforms, educational games, training manuals, instructional videos, interactive whiteboards, educational software, lesson plans and more.
