Finding Virtual Simulations

There are now many virtual simulation platforms  available; some are commercial and some are academic or open-source. There are also many freely available virtual simulations.

Suggested places to look:

Extended Reality Platforms

1. List of Canadian AR and VR companies from The Manifest.
2. List of international AR and VR companies from The Manifest.
3. Some VR, AR, and MR companies are included in the SIM Company Directory hosted by Simulation Canada.
4. An extensive personal list collected by Rob Theriault MET, BHSc, CCP(f), Immersive Technology Manager, Centre for Teaching, and Learning at Georgian College, has kindly been shared for this publication.

Virtual Patient and Virtual Gaming Simulation Platforms

1. An extensive list of platforms is maintained by Simulation Canada.
2. See the personal list from Rob Theriault, linked above.

Free Virtual Simulations

1. Search in the SIM Scenario Exchange maintained by Simulation Canada.
2. The Catalogue de formation CNFS from Canada’s Consortium national de formation en santé includes some French virtual simulations.
3. Several of the Virtual Patient, and Virtual Gaming Simulation platforms linked to above, particularly the free, and open sources ones, have lists of free scenarios available on their platform.
4. The National League for Nursing in the United States has a collection of virtual simulation resources.
5. MedEdPortal from the Association of American Medical Colleges has many types of resources for medical education, some of which are virtual simulations.
6. MERLOT can be searched for simulations, and virtual labs across any field of study.
7. Free French Virtual Simulations
8. VirtuWIL over 130 virtual simulations for nursing, medical laboratory sciences, and paramedicine.