Arnav Gupta, a third year medical student, takes a break from his heavy academic workload by playing
“Given the limited availability of training equipmentand the high availability of video games, surgical students can benefit from video games. In laparoscopic surgery, video game-based training has improved the accuracy of surgeons' movements,” explains Gupta, who has been playing since he was 8 years old.
This study is the first in whichthe focus is on a specific group of medical students, namely surgeons. Their work has shown that some of the most rewarding games for students learning robotic surgery and laparoscopy are Super Monkey Ball, Half Life, Rocket League, and Underground. Underground is specifically designed to help medical students learn robotic surgery using a game console.
“Although video games will never be able to replaceThe value of personal experience, they really serve as an additional tool in training, especially when trying to reproduce the characteristic movements in surgery. For example, first-person shooting games require you to translate 3D movements onto a 2D screen, which is similar to the concept of laparoscopic surgery,” concludes Gupta, whose research focuses on ophthalmology surgery, making such games like Resident Evil 4 or Trauma Center: New Blood suited his own ambitions.
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