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Using Games to Improve Medicine

Posted by samzenpus on from the gotta-cure-them-all dept.

miller60 writes "At GameJournalism.com we look at Games for Health 2004, a conference which will explore the use of interactive games in treating patients and training doctors. One presentation discusses "Glucoboy," a Gameboy based diabetes monitoring solution, while another looks at the use of video games in improving surgical outcomes. The event is organized by the Serious Games Initiative, among others."

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  1. One of the other games... by z3021017 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Doom III, which will aid the recovery of stool samples from patients.

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  2. Diabetes FPS: by Nos. · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sniperdermic Needles
    Sprint/bunnyhop to long and your sugar goes low
    Camp and your sugar goes high
    Different health modules, some high in sugar... best be careful
    Sugar fluctuates too much and you temporarily blind

    Okay, who's up for writing a mod for HL?

  3. Blood pressure monitor by A+Boy+and+His+Blob · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe Daikatana was used for a while as a blood pressure monitor, but it had disastrous results.

  4. As a diabetic by Monkelectric · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am quite certain -- the last thing I need is an excuse to play more videogames. They need to attach this glucose meter to a friggin stairmaster.

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  5. I can see it now.... by rubberbando · · Score: 4, Funny

    Diabetic kid: "MOM! If I don't keep playing, I'll die!"

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  6. Been there, done that by Lost+Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Operation" taught me how to remove a funny-bone years ago.

    Now I help moderate Slashdot.

  7. Long hours by rawket.scientist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everquest: good practice for those 36 hour shifts during residency.

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  8. Re:while it's not exactly medical... by iamdrscience · · Score: 4, Funny

    More than the actually movie, what you reminded me of was the episode of the extremely short-lived Clerks animated cartoon. There is an episode in which Randal beats a videogame in which you build pyramids with the end goal of becoming the pharoah. When he wins The Last Starfighter is mentioned and he gets all excited, but then he is reminded that the game he won at was about building pyramids and he becomes a slave forced to haul large slabs of stone.