Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Dr. Robotnik will see you now
WIRED has an article on the increasing use of video games in medicine. While I had heard about the study a couple of years ago about the improved performance of surgeons who played Super Monkey Ball, I hadn't read anything about the use of video games by patients.
According the article, video games are being used for a variety of things including claustrophobia (Unreal), fear of driving (Midtown Madness 3) and juvenile diabetes (games are used to remind patients to check glucose levels).
WIRED has an article on the increasing use of video games in medicine. While I had heard about the study a couple of years ago about the improved performance of surgeons who played Super Monkey Ball, I hadn't read anything about the use of video games by patients.
According the article, video games are being used for a variety of things including claustrophobia (Unreal), fear of driving (Midtown Madness 3) and juvenile diabetes (games are used to remind patients to check glucose levels).
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