Etym. modality. 1610s, from Old French modalité or directly from Medieval Latin modalitatem (nominative modalitas) “a being modal,” from modalis. 1560s, term in logic, from Middle French modal and directly from Medieval Latin modalis “of or pertaining to a mode,” from Latin modus “measure, manner, mode.”
Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training” is from 1954.
Definition
The use of multiple modalities of simulation in the same simulation activity; differentiated from hybrid simulation in that it is not characterized by the combining of one type of simulation to enhance another, but rather the use of multiple types of simulation in the same scenario or place, e.g., SP and manikin used in a scenario or a task trainer paired with an SP for venipunture, etc. (Society for Simulation in Healthcare).
A mixture of textual, audio, and visual modes in combination with media and materiality with the aim of enhancing the realism of the simulation encounter (Lutkewitte).
See also: MIXED SIMULATION/MIXED METHODS SIMULATION
Compare: HYBRID SIMULATION