MRI Puzzle December 30, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Art, Fun, Game, Medical Imaging, Medicine.3 comments
What happens if you combine magnetic resonance imaging with games and creativity? See the idea of Neil Fraser:
(Hat tip: Idegenszövet)
Project Natal in Medical Simulations June 5, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Game, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0.4 comments
I’ve recently heard about Project Natal:
Introducing Project Natal, a revolutionary new way to play: no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips or speak you and your friends can jump into the fun — the only experience needed is life experience.
Can you imagine the same system in medical simulations? I can. You set up a learning environment at your home, and simulate laparoscopic procedures.
Or you study a medical specialty and try to memorize the answers through using Quiz.md and your voice. Unlimited opportunities in interactive learning…
Play Medical School January 22, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Game, Medicine.4 comments
I mean through a flash game. Just a short post to provide some fun…
And if we talk about games, don’t miss the newest collection of Online Nursing Degree Guide:
MedHead: Interactive Learning November 22, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Game, Medical education, Medicine.1 comment so far
We always argued playtime was more important than class time. So here is MedHead, an interactive card game designed for medical students. It’s a really good idea, but I would like to see something similar online as well.
MedHead is a creative way to master otherwise complex medical information. The game is designed for medical students, physician assistant students, or those in nurse practitioner programs.
Surprise your teacher and yourself as you learn the key terms and medical conditions in physical diagnosis.
Are You an Amateur Surgeon? March 4, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Game.1 comment so far
At Over My Med Body, I came across this funny game. A perfect method to waste your time with…
Pretty typical scenario for this real-life, accurate Flash game called Amateur Surgeon: Pizza delivery guy hits a homeless guy with his car, performs surgery on him using his Pizza Delivery Guy Tools, and homeless guy then teaches him how to perform other surgeries, as it turns out he used to be a doctor.
Do you want to play more?
Medical Training in Second Life January 26, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-Science, Education, Game, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Second Life, Web 2.0.6 comments
If you follow Scienceroll closely, you know well how much I support the opportunities provided by Second Life, the virtual world, that can be an additional e-learning tool in medical education. I have two new reasons for that:
- America’s Army Training Missions: America’s Army is one of the most popular computer games in the world. An excertp from the official page:
Mission: Provide the Army with highly motivated, disciplined, warrior spirit Health Care Specialists, 68W, who are National Registry EMT-B certified, possessing the additional necessary medical skills to sustain the force, survive the battlefield and accomplish the mission.
When Army physicians aren’t available, the 68W is authorized to step in to provide basic and emergency medical treatment to injured or wounded Soldiers in need of immediate treatment.
The 68W is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness. Some of your duties are; administering emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties, assisting with outpatient and inpatient care and treatment, preparing blood samples for laboratory analysis, and preparing patients, operating rooms, equipment and supplies for surgery.
With Forterra’s OLIVE Platform, realistic virtual emergency departments, operating rooms, reception areas, and even entire health-care facilities can be built to support a wide range of training applications.
Extending interdisciplinary emergency and operating room teamwork skills, EMCRM (Emergency Medicine Crisis Resource Management) training, developing patient interactions skills, and preparing for mass-casualty incidents can all be accomplished in the virtual environment.
Forterra is conducting sponsored research into applying multiplayer game technology to medical first responder training. This work will lead to a wide range of training applications in a variety of industries including the military where the contemporary operating environment requires combat medics to use their skills in team-based multi-cultural settings that include extending emergency medical care to the civilian population.
I’m thrilled! If you’re not, please take a look at these posts:
Video Game Surgeons January 15, 2008
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Computer, Game, Medicine, Surgery, Technology, Video.3 comments
In a small study, they compared surgeons who played video games at least 3 hours a week to those who have never played. In their experiment, video gamers made 37% fewer errors and worked 27% faster.
The video was made by Sciencentral. I’ve already subscribed to their Youtube feed. I encourage you to do the same.
Anyway, I hope I’ll have time to see some results from similar experiments during the Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference in the last days of January.
Further reading:
10 Tips: Christmas Gifts for Science Geeks! December 22, 2007
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in 10 tips, Art, Fun, Game, Humor, List, Medicine.10 comments
Just 2 days to go before Christmas, so here is a list of possible ideas and gifts that a real science geek should buy or should get…
What are your tips?
A couple of more ideas:
Escape the Health Center: You have 5 minutes left… December 7, 2007
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Game, Health, Hospital, Humor.4 comments
Imagination and adventure on Friday. In this flash game, you have 5 minutes to escape the health center, probably as a psychiatric patient. Have fun!
What happens if you fail?
Virtual Hip Replacement: Be a Surgeon! November 29, 2007
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Game, Hospital, Surgery.30 comments
Of course, there is always a medical game you can waste time with. This time, you can become a surgeon and actively take part in a hip replacement surgery. You’ll get instructions regarding the pre-operative and post-operative tasks as well. Enjoy it!
Do you want to play more?
