Loyalist College in Belleville has been creating simulations for learning since 2006, using Second Life, an online virtual world. A description of one of the projects is included in this series under the title of Border Simulation – Student learning in a virtual world at Loyalist College.
Hospital: A simulation of a hospital has been built for the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board for grade 10 students to use as part of a career choice course. The hospital environment is modelled on the hospital at McMaster University and is designed to replace or complement the field trip. Multiple students can take a virtual tour of various wards and services at the hospital and get information from text pop-ups on roles and responsibilities of the areas. The teacher can also lead the students through the hospital or the students can visit individually. The simulation is at the first level of development and is to be reviewed this year at the school board. Additional material will be built in after the first review.