Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for Performance Assessment in Virtual Reality (VR) Simulators: From Surgical to Maritime Training

Abstract

Simulator training is an integral part of seafarer education and training. Maritime Virtual Reality (VR) simulators have added a new dimension to the range of available state-of-the-art training tools in recent years. The lack of appropriate pedagogical intervention including inadequate performance assessment frameworks for the trainees are few of the limitations of maritime VR simulators. In this study, a performance assessment framework utilizing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in VR training from the healthcare domain is adapted through literature review. This framework could be operationalized in maritime training for aiding the performance assessment of seafarers and in turn increasing the pedagogical efficiency of maritime VR simulators. The implication of such adaption is also discussed considering the human factors and the technical dimensions of maritime training.