Game technology helps medical science.
By kbkbooks
@kbkbooks (7022)
Canada
March 29, 2007 5:50pm CST
I just saw on CTV news that the technology of being able to feel your virtual movements like Nintendo Wii is being advanced to improve medical science. I have looked for a link on CTV about this but their site seems to be a day behind on posted news, maybe I can find it tomorrow.
Anyway, doctors have taken the virtual movement concept of Nintendo Wii combined with other computer technology to make remote surgery possible. It also makes training for doctors and nurses more realistic. Instead of training to give needles on fruit or people, for example, the students can now use a virtual screen but feel the resistance of the needle going into skin layers. The controllers have been modified for the different applications, some having a glove and some having levers or mouse type applications. This is totally amazing. For once, the doctors are then ones playing now instead of the kids playing doctor!!
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@sramsey150 (162)
• United States
1 May 07
I think this is the best console ever. You can really get a workout play this game just playing the games that come with it can improve your mobility and give you energy. This game ecourgaged me to start working out again and I've never felt better.
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@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
30 Mar 07
My husband does virtual reality software programming. This really isn't anything new. When he was in college he was programming software for remote brain surgery, and laser guided surgeries. So the technology has been around for a while. Probably just needs intensive testing before it is put to practice.
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
30 Mar 07
It is wonderful that medical science seems to find new and better things every day of course sometimes many years of testing and studying have gone into the latest discovery. Thank heavens for mans insatible quest for knowledge.
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