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I think games would be a great way to learn a lot of things. If I ever get time I want to make a "pathogen" video game - you would have to identify the pathogen
by rsheridan6 17y ago
I think games would be a great way to learn a lot of things. If I ever get time I want to make a "pathogen" video game - you would have to identify the pathogen and attack it with the right antibiotic or immune system component.
- greenbox 17y agoGames can be a good way to learn a lot of things, and so can simulation for the more complex situations. There is a push for using sim and serious games in medical education these days (went to a great conference a few months ago about it - IMSH 2010). It's funny you mentioned the "pathogen" video game - I made one a couple of years ago in residency called Bacteria Tower Defense (flash game). And it's designed so it can be easily updated by changing the data "file" to reflect changes in antimicrobial therapy. I'm actually working with several academic centers now on integrating that and my current project, SimCode ACLS, a web-delivered real-time simulator to improve the quality of teaching healthcare providers how to resuscitate people, while decreasing the cost of training and competency tracking. Will be presenting it at a national medical conference (SGIM) this week.
- rsheridan6 17y agoYeah, Bacteria Tower Defense is along the lines of what I was thinking of. Simulations are good too, but video games can combine screwing around with actually learning something. If you did it during a residency I guess I have no excuse.