🧠 3D printing Anatomically accurate 3D models for simulation centers The development of anatomically accurate 3D models is an important component of healthcare simulation. At SIMU in Brno, collaboration with leading European universities led to the ACCEDE project, which refined techniques like CT segmentation, 3D scanning, and silicone molding.
SIMStation Go in Real-World Testing: A Hands-On Comparison with SIMStation Pro Attending the M3d+it Conference provided a great reason to visit Vienna. While there, I took the opportunity to arrange a short-term loan of the SIMStation Go from the SIMStation Vienna office – a device I had been eager to try for many months. I first heard about the SIMStation Go
🧭 Explorations Integrated Systems Europe 2025 I headed to Integrated Systems Europe 2025 with a clear mission – to find fresh inspiration for our simulation centre and see where the world of AV and system integration is heading. I was especially keen to discover new ways technology can boost realism, interactivity and efficiency in training environments. With
📡 Infrastructure Field Notes Timelapse of SIMU’s Construction To preserve the memory of building Europe’s largest simulation centre, we decided from the very beginning to document the entire process. And so, during the early stages of construction, I found myself diving into a whole new area of expertise – how to capture a growing building over time. Our
🎥 AV Technologies Seeing Double: Testing the Canon VR Lens It all began at ISE 2024. Canon was the very first stand we encountered, and it stopped us dead in our tracks. Initially, we were captivated by their PTZ cameras (more on those in a future post, they were brilliant), but then we saw it. A lens that looks like a pair of alien eyes.
📡 Infrastructure Field Notes Surviving QNAP RAID failure I recently survived a QNAP disk array failure. In the years I've been in IT administration, I've seen a fair few of these broken drives. From home hard drives where the electronics (PCBs) have been replaced piece for piece - and I've even experienced
🚧 Building Software Workplan 4 – Managing courses and checklists Here comes the newest version of our resource management system – Workplan! At SIMU, we are teaching over 130 courses this academic year. This is a volume that requires non-trivial organization. And because SIMU's goal is to be modern, we have abandoned Excel and created our own application to
🔬 Tech Evaluations Hands on the new SIMStation Headcams SIMStation has new, wireless wearable cameras. After years of relying on the reliability of connecting all the elements with robust cables, it comes with products based on wireless networks. And that, of course, intrigued me. I first saw the headcams in November 2023 during a visit to Vienna. Along with
🧠 3D printing Puncture Training Simulator for Sacral Neuromodulation Recently, we had the opportunity to develop a specialised training simulator designed for practicing needle puncture at the S3/S4 levels during sacral neuromodulation procedures. The simulator is built upon authentic medical data, ensuring high anatomical precision.
🧭 Explorations Integrated Systems Europe 2024 After five years we are at the largest audiovisual technology and integration fair in Europe! What attracted us and what did we bring back? Integrated Systems Europe is a technology trade fair that no one calls anything other than ISE for short. Once a year, the most important companies from
