Sept 17 2007

Two games are b💝eing developed to help train real-world professionals - and neither have guns in them!Unlike the so-called training sim (commissioned by the US Military)both of these 'serious games' will train NHS staff, not soldiers.

A Manchester-based charity will use one game to train NHS doctors to treat victims of explosions, while the second game will help in the battle against hospital ꦗsuperbugs.

"It is not a game to🤪 be used in isolation but it does offer another way of teaching doctors to deal with major incidents," stresses developer Vega, who created the explosion-based doct💯or training sim.

The explosion posed by Vega's game s𒊎imulates a city centre explosion, reports , in order to help doctorsbecome morecapable atdeciding how to treat casualties.The Guardian's article explainsꦗ the scenario:

"In the game a major explosion has left people injured around the imaginary city'sဣ streets. Doctors have to navigate to the bodies and assess patients' treatment ౠpriority based on breathing, circulation and pulse rates."

Games for education? Might this worthy application of our favourite hobby help ease the rage against violence in videogames? Yeh. Right.