What is the desktop version?
How the Desktop version of X-ray Pro VR and RadSafe VR works, and when to use Launch 2D or Launch VR.
The Desktop version lets you run X-ray Pro VR and RadSafe VR on a Windows PC or Mac, using a mouse and keyboard instead of a VR headset.
Why there is a Desktop version
We built it during the COVID-19 pandemic so students could keep training when they couldn't get to campus or a VR headset. It proved popular, so we kept it. Many students now practise on the Desktop version at home and use VR at their university.
Launch 2D or Launch VR?
When you start a simulation from the Web Portal, you choose how it runs:
Launch 2D simulation
Runs the Desktop version on your computer screen, with mouse and keyboard. Use this on a laptop or any computer with no headset.
Launch VR simulation
Runs the simulation in a headset connected to a PC: HTC Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Pro 2, Valve Index, or Meta Quest with Link or Air Link. Connect the headset first: Using a VR headset with a PC.
Using a standalone Meta Quest provided by your institution? You don't use these buttons. Open the simulation from the headset Library.
Do the Desktop and VR versions work together?
Yes. You log in with the same Virtual Medical Coaching account for both, and you reach both through the same Web Portal. You can practise on the Desktop version at home and use VR in class.
Which computers can run it?
- Windows PC or laptop: yes.
- Mac: yes, on both Intel and Apple silicon Macs.
- Phone, iPad, tablet or Chromebook: no. The simulation is too demanding and must be installed on a computer. You can still complete the online Self Assessment Modules on a tablet.
Check the full list before you install: PC Requirements. Seeing "Simulation not installed on your device"? Read Simulation not installed on your device.
Still stuck?
- Ask the chatbot: the Ask me anything box, bottom right of any Help Center page.
- Still stuck? Submit a help ticket.
Help us fix it first time. A ticket that only says "it's not working" doesn't tell us what has gone wrong, so we can't fix it. We'll have to write back and ask for details, which slows everything down. Please include which simulation, your computer make and model, whether you clicked Launch 2D or Launch VR, and the exact message you see (or a screenshot).