Can virtual training be better than real life? Over recent years, courses have started to be offered online as well as in person, and people in Scotland and Cornwall can ‘meet’ using Skype or webinars. Now, simulation games – hitherto used for military training, and in healthcare, where virtual patients can be treated – are being extended to early years as well.
Digital Bridges is a project from the University of West Scotland (UWS) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in partnership with universities and developers across Europe. The project challenges students to find solutions to multiple simultaneous ‘real-life’ scenarios such as injuries, parents collecting children from school, and disagreements among children, to help prepare them for life in the nursery.
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