Post by: MaryJane on August 01, 2006, 11:40:08 AM
This may seem really strange because how can playing video games translate to a scalpel (before the DS and Wii anyway)? It's because of a major advance in surgery, called, i can't remember what it's called, stereoscopic, or something of that nature, where someone has this camera on the end of a stick, sticks it into the patient and the surgeon uses tools on the end of stick to do what he's gotta do. Somehow playing video games, and not actually feeling what you're doing, plus the independent or somewhat unrelated two handed movement prepares people for this type of surgery.
What made me think of this today, since I saw this on T.V like 2 weeks ago, is the release of the new super monkey ball. Why you ask? Because that's what the good doctor was playing. Also I thought of it, and put it in this forum, because how much more will the Wii prepare people for this surgery? I mean in the game Trauma Center, it'd be really cool if they implemented this kind of surgery, because with dual motion sensing, it'd be like actually doing it. Which is the whole point isn't it? Realism... it doesn't come from graphics.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 01, 2006, 05:42:43 PM
PGC is quite the trauma center, discussing Dead Systems and all.
Post by: Mario on August 01, 2006, 07:24:11 PM
Post by: Zach on August 01, 2006, 09:45:18 PM
As for Monkey ball, I can definately see why that game helps with such skills, it takes such precision, and patience to finally stop killing monkeys.
RIP to the thousands monkeys who have plummeted to their death while trapped in a small ball, just for my amusement.
Post by: JonLeung on August 04, 2006, 09:49:43 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Realism comes from Monkey Nads.
Is this topic about monkey nads or monkey balls?
