Scientists Create Colonoscopy Video Game
Researchers in Australia have developed 2010's Game of the Year, an as-yet-untitled Colonoscopy simulator.
The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation has developed a computer-based simulator that uses an actual colonoscope to guide would-be doctors through the inner workings of a virtual fundament in order to train them to really perform the procedure.
"In a similar way that a software development company produces a computer game, we have generated realistic environments that enable trainees to search for polyps and abnormalities inside virtual patients,"Â project leader Josh Passenger said.
"We are currently developing a system that can produce realistic, randomised colons so that surgeons can be prepared for a wide variety of colonic anatomies," Passenger added.
Look for a full, hands-on preview of this exciting new simulation title in the near future.