Surgeons Who Play Video Games Err Less
Verena Dobnik,
Excite News,
Apr 07, 2004
I think there's an interesting observation here: one of the reasons why learning in the form of computer games may be more effective is that our tools are also beginning to resemble computer games. Take this example, where doctors who used video game training made fewer errors in laparoscopic surgery, which uses a tiny camera and instruments controlled by joysticks outside the body. As one doctor says, "I use the same hand-eye coordination to play video games as I use for surgery." Via NewsScan Daily.
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