One aspect of the present disclosure include a method and system for providing an interactive virtual reality simulation for virtual reality training. A headset, controllers, and/or one or more sensors communicate with a processor to display the interactive virtual reality simulation on a user display within the headset. The interactive virtual reality training for use in facilitating virtually reality simulations including a microscope simulation, a bacteria streaking simulation, and/or a visually inspecting containers simulation.

A cellular object imaging system may include a growth platform. The growth platform may include a body having a cellular fluid suspension region, a media supply passage extending within the body to the cellular object fluid suspension region, at least one fluid pump on the body to selectively deliver media to the cellular object fluid suspension region, a waste discharge passage extending within the body from the cellular object fluid suspension region and a cellular object rotator on the body adjacent the cellular object fluid suspension region to rotate a cellular object within the cellular object fluid suspension region. The cellular object fluid suspension region permits optical imaging of the cellular object suspended in a fluid during rotation by the cellular object rotator.

An augmented reality Lewis structure explorer including a set of chemical pieces to be used to form representations of chemical structures is provided. The set of chemical pieces includes a first plurality of atom pieces and a second plurality of chemical bond pieces. Each atom piece represents an atom, while each chemical bond piece represents a chemical bond. The Lewis structure explorer also includes one or more video cameras configured to view a target area, a display, and a computer device in communication with the one or more video cameras and the display. The computer device is configured to recognize atom pieces and chemical bond pieces placed within the target area. The computer device is also configured to recognize chemical bonds when a selected chemical bond piece is placed between two atom pieces. The computer device further configured to render recognized atom pieces and chemical bond pieces on the display.

An augmented reality Lewis structure explorer including a set of chemical pieces to be used to form representations of chemical structures is provided. The set of chemical pieces includes a first plurality of atom pieces and a second plurality of chemical bond pieces. Each atom piece represents an atom, while each chemical bond piece represents a chemical bond. The Lewis structure explorer also includes one or more video cameras configured to view a target area, a display, and a computer device in communication with the one or more video cameras and the display. The computer device is configured to recognize atom pieces and chemical bond pieces placed within the target area. The computer device is also configured to recognize chemical bonds when a selected chemical bond piece is placed between two atom pieces. The computer device further configured to render recognized atom pieces and chemical bond pieces on the display.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a device for training in ophthalmic surgery that can be used for training in glaucoma surgery. The problem can be solved by a device for training in ophthalmic surgery including: a simulated-eyeball pedestal having a recess into which a simulated eyeball can be directly or indirectly inserted; a simulated eyeball insertable into the simulated-eyeball pedestal, or a member for retaining a simulated eyeball that retains a simulated eyeball, the member for retaining the simulated eyeball being insertable into the simulated-eyeball pedestal; and a mechanism for generating a restoring force that generates a force for restoring a position of the simulated eyeball or the simulated-eyeball retaining member toward a normal state with respect to the simulated-eyeball pedestal; the simulated eyeball or the member for retaining the simulated eyeball rotating along the recess of the simulated-eyeball pedestal.

A method for authoring and using a chemical mechanism includes a step of authoring a chemical mechanism problem to be solved by a user with an authoring tool. The chemical mechanism problem presents a user with chemical renderings of starting chemical compounds to be rearranged in a predetermined series of steps to form a predetermined final chemical compound. The authoring tool being implemented by an authoring computer device having a processor and a display. The chemical renderings of the starting chemical compounds are intended to be displayed on a user computer device. Therefore, the steps of the chemical problem created by the author recorded to a suitable storage medium. A series of inputs from the user are received on a user tool on the user computer device for moving atoms and or bonds in the chemical rendering of the starting chemical compounds to reproduce a chemical mechanism.

A method for authoring and using a chemical mechanism includes a step of authoring a chemical mechanism problem to be solved by a user with an authoring tool. The chemical mechanism problem presents a user with chemical renderings of starting chemical compounds to be rearranged in a predetermined series of steps to form a predetermined final chemical compound. The authoring tool being implemented by an authoring computer device having a processor and a display. The chemical renderings of the starting chemical compounds are intended to be displayed on a user computer device. Therefore, the steps of the chemical problem created by the author recorded to a suitable storage medium. A series of inputs from the user are received on a user tool on the user computer device for moving atoms and or bonds in the chemical rendering of the starting chemical compounds to reproduce a chemical mechanism.

An immersive exhibit of video game related interactives includes a periodic table representing a display and a tally of identified activities within predetermined categories in the table. The categories are generic verbs or terms encompassing subsets of interactive video game actions, the identified activities are species, such as the “verbs” or activities of the video games like jump, solve, sort, or punch. A first subset of the plurality of video game related interactives are physically located within a first gallery representing a first category and a second subset of video game related interactives are physically located within a second gallery of the exhibit. An objective of the exhibit is the completion of identified activities in the periodic table by interacting with the video game related interactives having the identified activities.

An immersive exhibit of video game related interactives includes a periodic table representing a display and a tally of identified activities within predetermined categories in the table. The categories are generic verbs or terms encompassing subsets of interactive video game actions, the identified activities are species, such as the “verbs” or activities of the video games like jump, solve, sort, or punch. A first subset of the plurality of video game related interactives are physically located within a first gallery representing a first category and a second subset of video game related interactives are physically located within a second gallery of the exhibit. An objective of the exhibit is the completion of identified activities in the periodic table by interacting with the video game related interactives having the identified activities.

A screen overlay for a personal electronic device coupled with an educational application launched on the device provides a work surface for engaging in fluidic based chemistry experiments while shielding the device from the liquid used for the experiments. The screen overlay has liquid encapsulating regions for retention of a pooled liquid deposited on the overlay, and is transmissive of touch signals to a touch screen on the device. An educational application executing on the device renders predetermined regions on the device display that are coordinated with the fluid retention regions. A liquid deposition vessel such as a dropper has a conductive outer surface for engaging a user's grasp, and a wire or conductor is adapted to extend through the pooled liquid for contact with the screen overlay. The screen overlay is transmissive of capacitance signals emanating from the user for indicating fluidic presence to the educational application on the device.