Construction and implementation of a laparoscopic skill training course based on a smartphone application and virtual reality.

Background: To develop a laparoscopic training course that combines a smartphone application (APP) and virtual reality (VR), and initially evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of its implementation.

Methods: The Exploring Laparoscopy (Ex-Lap) app was developed to meet training demands. The course was designed by integrating the app with a VR simulator (LapSim) and animal organ perfusion simulators.