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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. Diabetes Game by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    A game about diabetes monitoring? It's been done, and they shouldn't do it again any time soon.