1. A Taxonomy of Serious Games for Education in the Healthcare Professions Cynthia K. RussellCynthia K. Russell, PhD, RN University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Serious Games for Educating Healthcare Professionals

2. Boundaries & D- Serious educational games for educating healthcare students Vitriolic arguments about game taxonomies –Usefulness –Level of detail –Academic neophytes See, for example: Mark Wolf’s Mark Wolf’s (2000) classification Craig Lindley’s Craig Lindley’s (2003) classification Letters to editor re: Lindley’s classification: Rappolt Kelly NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005

3. Action & Adventure Games Start with early ages and continue into student role Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine site http://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational ▪ DNA ▪ TB ▪ Blood Typing ▪ Genetics ▪ MRI ▪ Pavlov’s Dog ▪ EKG ▪ Brain ▪ Penicillin NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Action & Adventure Games

4. Adaptation Games Frequently used Considered by some to be energizers or exercises and not games Parade of Games in PowerPoint http://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/index.html NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Adaptation Games ▪ cardiovascular jeopardy ▪ anatomy crosswords ▪ research jeopardy ▪ cultural jeopardy

5. Simulation Games Healthcare provider/student gaming simulations –ACLS InteractiveACLS Interactive –Virtual Primary Care ClinicVirtual Primary Care Clinic Simulation Games for Diversity TrainingDiversity Training Video decision-making simulations –Anatomy of CareAnatomy of Care Surgical game simulations –Virtual SurgeonVirtual Surgeon NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Simulation Games

6. Games in Development Hazmat:Hotzone Interactive Trauma Trainer Pulse!! Crisis Team Training Biohazard NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Games in Development

7. Serious Games Resources for Healthcare Educators Games for Health Resources: Games, Interactive Software and Game Techniques to Enhance Teaching and LearningResources MERLOT Technology-Escapades NMC Online Conference on Educational Gaming December 2005 Serious Games Resources