About Serious Games

Serious games (SGs) or persuasive games are computer and video games used as persuasion technology or educational technology. They can be similar to educational games, but are often intended for an audience outside of primary or secondary education. Serious games can be of any genre and many of them can be considered a kind of edutainment.

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Wednesday 29 October 2008

Paramedic students at St George's Hospital, University of London and Kingston University use Second Life to aid their learning


The call comes through. A young female has collapsed in the street outside a nightclub.
The paramedic is dispatched to the scene, parks his ambulance and starts to assess the situation.
The young woman appears drunk and is singing in a slurred way, but after an examination and blood and glucose tests the paramedic discovers she is also diabetic and in need of immediate treatment.

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