Digital Experience Technologies
Cincinnati Children’s Digital Experience Technologies (DX Technologies), is a new centralized institutional resource launched in late 2019 by several clinician investigators, program managers, digital artists, and AR/VR/gaming developers aiming to advance child health and well-being by providing expert opinions and consistent approaches to digital tech development.
Cincinnati Children’s DX Tech is an integrative discipline incorporating medical imaging, 3D modeling, 3D printing, virtual simulations, 3D animation, 360o Video, apps and immersive digital technology to facilitate, develop and deploy world class applications to improve patient and medical outcomes. Additionally, DX Technologies serves as the institution’s innovation hub for the collaborative development of leading-edge digital technology, implementing best in class clinical, research & simulation applications in virtual and mixed reality to improve patient experience, clinical outcomes, research and educational goals.
We currently have six AR/VR/gaming developers, 3 digital artists/animators, a 3D modeling/printing engineer, and an educator on staff. The DX Technologies operational and clinical leadership team includes operational director Dave Davis and medical director Ryan Moore MD MSc, respectively.
Technology Capabilities:
- 2D Graphics
- 3D Modeling
- 360 Video
- Animation
- Game Design
- Web Development
- App Development
- AR/VR Development
- Device Design and Development
- 3D Scanning
- 3D printing, Molding, Casting
- Research Device Modification
- Systems Network Integration
- Database design and development
Typical user base of customers:
- Interdisciplinary clinical and non-clinical staff, patients, families, and surrounding communities
Notable Projects
Heart VAD simulator: Using actual patient MRI data converted to 3D models, surgeons can interactively manipulate the patient models in a virtual space to select, size and place ventricular assist devices for surgical pre-planning.
Bronchiolitis Simulation: Participant observes and recommends treatment for a virtual infant in a hospital setting that show progressive symptoms of Bronchiolitis. Avatar proctor prompts participant for assessments and treatment options.
Flu-shot Simulation: Interactive immersive scenario where the participant interacts with an avatar showing reluctance to give their child a flu shot. Through open ended questions and engagement techniques the participant attempts to answer Avatars concerns.
