<s>
3DiTeams	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
3Di	B-Application
TEAMS	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
serious	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Duke	O
University	O
Medical	O
Center	O
and	O
Virtual	O
Heroes	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
medical	O
education	O
and	O
team	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DiTeams	B-Application
Project	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Jeffrey	O
M	O
.	O
Taekman	O
and	O
Jerry	O
Heneghan	O
and	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Human	O
Simulation	O
and	O
Patient	O
Safety	O
Center	O
at	O
Duke	O
University	O
Medical	O
Center	O
,	O
Durham	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
unveiled	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
in	O
a	O
workshop	O
entitled	O
"	O
3DiTeams	B-Application
–	O
Team	O
Training	O
in	O
a	O
Virtual	O
Interactive	O
Environment	O
"	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
Society	O
of	O
Anesthesiologists	O
Annual	O
Meeting	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instructor	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
allows	O
them	O
to	O
manually	O
control	O
the	O
patient	O
's	O
vital	O
signs	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
or	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
embedded	B-Architecture
physiology	O
engine	B-Application
to	O
control	O
the	O
patient	O
's	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Telemedicine	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Technology	O
Research	O
Center	O
,	O
a	O
subordinate	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Medical	O
Research	O
and	O
Materiel	O
Command	O
,	O
funded	O
a	O
one-year	O
$	O
249,530	O
award	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
"	O
3DiTeams	B-Application
:	O
Gaming	O
Environment	O
for	O
Training	O
Healthcare	O
Team	O
Coordination	O
Skills	O
"	O
study	O
.	O
</s>
