An AR edutainment system supporting bone anatomy learning

We present a medical Augmented Reality (AR) edutainment system for bone anatomy learning. This learning environment, called AR bone puzzle, is a metaphor for bone anatomy learning with AR visualization and intuitive interaction. AR bone puzzle uses its user's body as a puzzle frame and computer generated virtual bones as puzzle pieces. Users learn bone anatomy by assembling the virtual bone pieces on their body. Key features of this system are 3D AR visualization and intuitive gesture based user interaction.

1 Introduction

Anatomy learning is one of the most important and challenging tasks for undergraduate medical students. Anatomy atlases and cadaveric dissection are used in traditional learning approaches. The atlas is used to study the basic knowledge of human anatomy. In cadaveric dissection cadavers are used to teach. The atlas is used to learn the theory while cadaveric dissection tends more to practical learning.