Preparation turns an approved scenario into a specific room session. We will inspect the room, roles, consent and starting choices, then create and explicitly start a video-owned simulation. The shared scenario and the live session are different records.
Start in Sessions and read the current status before acting. A prepared row has saved setup. A running or paused row belongs to an existing exercise. Use its console link to return to that record rather than creating another session with similar details.
Choose Prepare a session and select the exact approved scenario version. Read its title and version together. The session will retain that choice, which helps several facilitators reproduce an exercise even when another educator is working on a newer draft.
Choose the demonstrated room and read the output routes. A route connects a message channel and kind to an intended destination. For this demonstration the monitor and role-player are browser outputs. Their behavior does not certify an unrelated physical device or transport.
Check every output the exercise depends on. A screen update, a patient line and a device command are different kinds of delivery. Make an unsupported or disconnected destination visible during preparation, then test the actual room rather than assuming that a saved route has worked.
Enter the facilitator and learner role labels. Use a station only when it belongs to the selected room. These labels help organize the exercise, but they do not prove the identity of a person behind a device, a speaker label or a recorded observation.
Review the session purpose and any applicable scoring configuration. The video is an engineering exercise with fictional data. An unavailable score remains unavailable; it should not become a reassuring numeric result. Clinical scoring tables need their own reviewed configuration.
Choose the intended starting point for each track. Check whether an additional storyline should start with the patient or later through an explicit command. A list of possible tracks is not evidence that all of them are already running.
Inspect any edge mode overrides and the debrief model. An override can change how a particular transition is controlled for this session. Keep that choice visible to the facilitator, and do not confuse a session override with a new approved scenario version.
Review recording consent before selecting a camera or microphone. The selected inputs and preview belong to this setup. Turning on a preview is not a reason to record real participants without consent. A transcript requires its own configured source and operation later.
Run the compatibility check and read its actual findings. A passing check describes the supported configuration it inspected. Still confirm that the intended monitor and role-player receive the output. Keep warnings visible until the room has a concrete resolution.
Create the session once and inspect the saved result. It has a session identifier, selected scenario version and room choices. It is prepared, not started. Returning to the list or opening its console should retain that identity and those choices.
Open the console and verify the selected session before pressing Start session. This is the explicit start of the exercise. Watch its clocks and active track, then check the connected output while the room is actually running.
Record observed actions when they occur, and use the appropriate manual controls when the exercise needs intervention. A flag with a concise note gives the debrief a moment to revisit. Describe the observation instead of inventing an interpretation or a learner quotation.
Pause, return and resume the same session deliberately. The saved setup and prior events remain part of that record. If a linked session is missing, the interface should keep it unavailable until you choose another, rather than silently switching to an unrelated run.
End the video-owned exercise and keep its record for review. A session can end before a declared outcome. The debrief should describe the recorded path, not replace it with the ideal route. Continue with the running-session guide for your actual lab configuration.