NutriVerse

Immersive VR training that helps nutritionists and medical students design effective diet plans for critically ill patients.

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OneBonsai developed NutriVerse, a VR training platform that helps nutritionists and medical students practice creating diet plans for critically ill patients. By combining realistic patient cases with interactive learning, NutriVerse bridges the gap between theory and practice, improving confidence and preparing specialists for real-world clinical challenges.

Challenge

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Clinical Nutrition Practice

Solution

VR-Based Interactive Patient Case Training

Approach

Bridging Theory and Practice with Immersive Learning

Outcome

Better Prepared Nutrition Specialists

Challenge

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Clinical Nutrition Practice

Designing diet plans for critically ill patients, such as those undergoing cancer treatment or suffering from chronic conditions, requires deep expertise and careful consideration of complex medical factors. Nutrition students and even practicing professionals often struggled to move beyond theory into applied practice, as traditional classroom teaching was limited to case discussions, static materials, or textbooks. These approaches failed to capture the nuance of working with individual patients, where conditions, needs, and risks can change rapidly. Opportunities for hands-on training with real patients were rare, often restricted by ethical and practical limitations. This created a gap between academic preparation and real-world clinical readiness, leaving many future nutritionists uncertain about applying their knowledge to high-stakes cases.

“Students struggled to apply nutritional theory to complex patient cases, and lectures alone weren’t enough.”

Solution

VR-Based Interactive Patient Case Training

OneBonsai partnered with nutrition experts to create NutriVerse, an immersive VR training platform that allows students and professionals to practice designing nutritional care plans in realistic patient scenarios. Within the simulation, users interact with virtual patients, assess medical histories and conditions, and tailor dietary interventions based on individual needs. Cases range from oncology nutrition to critical care, challenging trainees to adapt their strategies as conditions evolve. The virtual environment makes the learning process engaging and practical, allowing mistakes to be made safely while reinforcing best practices. NutriVerse transforms abstract theory into hands-on clinical reasoning, bridging the critical gap between learning and real-world application.

Approach

Bridging Theory and Practice with Immersive Learning

The development of NutriVerse was guided by leading nutritionists and medical educators to ensure accuracy and clinical relevance. Scenarios were designed to reflect real-world complexity, including comorbidities, treatment side effects, and patient compliance challenges. The VR platform incorporated decision-based branching, meaning every choice influenced patient outcomes, encouraging critical thinking and adaptive problem-solving. To make the tool accessible, it was optimized for mobile VR headsets and could be deployed across universities, hospitals, and training institutions without heavy infrastructure. By combining the latest in immersive simulation with expert knowledge, NutriVerse provided a practical, scalable, and deeply engaging training tool for nutritional care.

“Designing diet plans in VR was engaging and helped me really understand complex patient needs.”

Outcome

NutriVerse gave nutrition students and professionals the opportunity to apply their skills in realistic, consequence-driven environments, improving their confidence and competence. Educators reported higher levels of engagement and retention compared to traditional teaching methods, while trainees valued the chance to “practice” on virtual patients before treating real ones. By allowing repeated exposure to complex cases, the platform accelerated the transition from academic knowledge to applied clinical skill. The long-term impact is clear: better-prepared nutritionists, improved patient outcomes, and a new standard in how specialized medical training can be delivered at scale through VR.