Gamification and Solve the Outbreak Review
Growing up, my cousins and I always enjoyed a healthy competition of playing video games. One of the motivation to wake up early during the summer and christmas vacations is to have the first dibs of the console. The ones who wake up later will have to wait their turn or just play the game you prefer.
When I got my first smartphone, and mobile device, I eagerly filled it with my game preference, mostly by reading on most game reviews and browsing how the gameplay is at youtube before downloading/purchasing the application. I am more discerning about my games now, I have limited it to 3 sometimes up to 5 but never exceeding that number. I didn't want to clutter my device and obtain games I hardly even play. I try to complete one and uninstall it after, but there are games that you never get tired of playing and it gets handy when you get stuck in traffic or waiting on a queue.
When I heard of gamification and healthcare I quickly related it to the flight simulations in aviations, pilots get to train through this and fly through a different scenario in the safety of flight simulator. Surgeons are also making use of similar technique in training laparoscopic surgery, they get to train in labs in 2D simulator and apply it on a 3D subject. Many surgeons are encouraged now to play Wii Sports to further enhance their skills.
Below is the link to my Presentation and Game Review. Thanks!
Gamification & Solve the Outbreak Review from Grace Villareal
Game Link: http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html
