Falls among elderly patients are one of the most common and high-risk incidents in healthcare environments. Proper response requires environmental awareness, correct body mechanics, accurate injury assessment, and timely documentation.
The objective of this project was to create a VR-based training module, designed as a ~5-minute immersive simulation to train healthcare workers on standardized fall response procedures. The simulation places users inside a realistic bathroom environment where they must assess hazards, evaluate the patient’s condition, assist safely, and complete post-fall reporting, all within a guided yet interactive experience.
The vision was to move beyond passive classroom training and create an immersive, hands-on VR experience that reinforces correct procedures through real-time interaction and feedback.
Healthcare training must balance realism with safety and clarity. The challenge was to recreate a tight bathroom space with accurate environmental details while ensuring intuitive VR navigation and interaction. The simulation required precise modeling of hazards, believable patient animation, and medically aligned procedural steps.
Another key challenge was designing a feedback mechanism that educates without overwhelming the learner. Incorrect lifting techniques or skipped steps needed immediate instructional correction while maintaining immersion.
Additionally, the experience had to remain concise (~5 minutes) yet comprehensive enough to cover scene safety, injury assessment, assisted movement, and documentation.
We adopted a structured, scenario-driven VR design approach focused on clarity, interactivity, and procedural accuracy.
This ensured procedural learning through immersive repetition rather than passive observation.
