1. A system for training a person in the use of a laparoscopic instrument having a laparoscopic camera and a monitor for displaying images captured by the laparoscopic camera, the system comprising: a base; a plurality of targets disposed in spaced relation on the base for viewing by the laparoscopic camera; each of the targets bearing a geometric shape; a template mountable to or displayable by the monitor, the template bearing a first orientation line; the targets and the template configured such that acquiring a laparoscopic image of each target disposed upon the base requires a change in location and angular orientation of the laparoscopic camera.