Tafe NSW | Werfen Project

Virtual Reality

2021 Good Design Award for the Pathology Frontline VR project commissioned by Werfen.

Digital Double and more…

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2021 Good Design Award for the Pathology Frontline VR project commissioned by Werfen.

This was a fantastic project to work on. Werfen wanted a Virtual Reality training app to be deployed in hospitals so that Nurses and Technicians could easily go through training on the proper processors and procedures when using the GEM5000 blood analysis machine.

It was a great use case for a digital double of a real-world product. To be able to have a working digital copy of the device that can be used in a virtual space without any real-world implications, to be able to use it over and over again to perfect the correct technique and process it should be used is priceless. Not to mention the cost involved in supplying the number of physical machines needed to get everyone trained.

By using the CAD model and drawings as well as reference images and a few physical parts supplied by Werfen, I was able to create a very convincing digital double of the GEM5000 for the experience.

It needed to basically be a working digital version, opening and closing the cartridge door and inserting the cartridge. The paper roll on the top needed to be accessible to be able to go through to process of changing it when empty. The screen menu options were set up by the Devs and once that was done we had a working double.

We also needed to be able to see all the parts of the device and the exploded view of the cartridge since one chapter of the experience was to familiarise the user with all elements of the GEM5000. The main part of the experience takes place in the familiar surroundings of a mock-up hospital room.

AND THE AWARD GOES TO… Pathology Frontline Virtual Reality Training Simulation

2021 Good Design Awards Winner: Digital Design | Apps and Software

This virtual reality training for point-of-care-testing in the heathcare environment, is a world-first. It was designed to help healthcare professionals overcome limitations of time, training costs, travel, social distancing, and the availability of blood testing devices. Through partnership between TAFE NSW, Werfen, NSW Health Pathology and CognitiveVR it aims to solve a current healthcare industry problem.

Featured Project - 2021 Good Design Award for the Pathology Frontline VR project commissioned by Werfen

Here are some progress renders of the GEM5000 and cartridge. A lot of the detail was added with normal maps that helped to keep the model low poly and still usable in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality or any game engine.

The red wireframe images show the topology of the models that were all done manually to ensure everything was optimised for the best high-poly (the CAD model) to low-poly bakings so as to keep as much detail as possible.

Some of the other elements that I created are in the gallery below. Small details that were either interactive and needed for the experience or just helped to bring the experience to life and helped it feel a little more like reality and a real-world environment.