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From Surgery Simulators to Medical Mishaps in Space, Video Game Tech Is Helping Doctors at Work
Video game developers are creating technologies to support the training of doctors performing surgery and other medical procedures.
Credit: Osso VR
Video game developers are creating technologies to support the training of doctors performing surgery and other medical procedures, with the Osso VR company offering surgeons on-demand information and training through virtual reality (VR) headsets.
Osso VR allows trainees to refine their surgical skills by operating on virtual patients, and a multiplayer component lets surgeons collaborate in VR; the program also features embedded analytics to objectively measure a user's surgical performance.
Meanwhile, game studio Schell Games is developing a mobile game to train emergency room doctors, with the University of Pittsburgh's Deepika Mohan.
Developer Level Ex offers free hyper-realistic simulations for on-the-go engagement with doctors, including one designed to train for medical procedures in space by modeling the body's physiological and anatomical changes in low gravity.
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