Camera navigation system

A camera navigation system comprising:

• a surgical trainer;
• a camera navigation box removably housed within the surgical trainer, the camera navigation box comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a base positioned between the first side wall, the second side wall, and the third side wall;
• a simulated laparoscope movable through a top cover of the surgical trainer, into the camera navigation box, and within the camera navigation box;
• a training environment comprising a first insert, a second insert, a third insert, and a fourth insert, each insert of the first, second, third, and fourth inserts being planar sheets and comprising a plurality of markers configured to be used to track a position of the simulated laparoscope, the first insert positioned on the first side wall of the camera navigation box, the second insert positioned on the second side wall of the camera navigation box, the third insert positioned on the third side wall of the camera navigation box, and the fourth insert positioned on the base of the camera navigation box;
• a computing device configured to:
• generate a digital environment corresponding to the training environment, wherein the digital environment comprises a plurality of computer-generated elements,
• track a current position of the simulated laparoscope with respect to the training environment by processing image data captured by the simulated laparoscope including one or more markers of the plurality of markers, and wherein the tracking is repeated after a pre-determined period of time,
• calculate positional information of the simulated laparoscope from the processed image data,
• update the digital environment using the calculated positional information of the simulated laparoscope wherein at least part of the calculated positional information of the simulated laparoscope is represented using a cursor in the digital environment,
• monitor user performance of a camera navigation exercise by comparing the calculated positional information of the simulated laparoscope with stored information of one or more of the plurality of computer-generated elements of the digital environment, and
• generate feedback based on the monitored user performance of the camera navigation exercise;
• and
• a monitor configured to display the digital environment and the generated feedback.