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Videogames And Surgery - Fine Bedfellows?

Posted by simoniker on from the literally-life-and-death dept.

Thanks to GamerDad for their editorial discussing why playing videogames can make you a better doctor. The author, a medical man and long-time gamer, found "...that when learning how to perform laparoscopic surgery, that it seemed to come relatively easy for me", explaining laparoscopy is "...operating by watching the instruments on a television screen. You are not able to look down at your hands because you need to keep your eyes on the screen." He credits games as "honing my hand-eye coordination", and concludes: "In my professional opinion, growing up in the age of video games has helped me to learn how to perform laparoscopic surgery more easily and quickly." Which careers are you better-suited for through your use of videogames?

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  1. daley thompson's decathlon by main() · · Score: 2, Funny

    dunno about surgery, but all those hours hammering the joystick at Daley Thompson's Decathlon have made me a formidable masturbator.

    The 1500m was a real stamina builder.

    Si

  2. I just hope... by GypC · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... that he's not a "button-masher".

  3. hmmm by truffle · · Score: 3, Funny

    >Which careers are you better-suited for through your use of videogames?

    Welfare recipient

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  4. What careers am I better suited for ... by Tom7 · · Score: 2, Funny



    Grad student.

  5. Playing Games Helped My Career by DaFlusha · · Score: 2, Funny

    My years of playing video games have honed my skills as a game designer. Funny that.