Interactive multimediality system on personal computer for teaching in urology

Abstract

The multimediality systems are specifically informatics procedures. These allow the contemporary presentation and the active interaction on the monitor of a personal computer of texts, dias, videomovies, animations. Our study presents an interactive-multimediality system for the training of the urologist in medical school. The object of the development at this moment is the presentation and illustration of the urethrocystoscopic procedure. The graphic interface allows the user the choice of modality, e.g. text, animation, videomovie or dia; the user “clicks” on the icon and the system starts; the modality can be changed at any time to have a better visualization of the problem. The user can choose to read or hear the text. The development of the system will be a complete teaching media for endourologic diagnostic and therapeutic methods. In the future the virtual reality will be very interesting: the student will be able to read, see and verify the pathologies and the therapeutic methods on the computer before real application on the human body.