by Korea Times
A serious game refers to specific game content that includes education, medicine, national defense and sports, as well as others. “According to research, such games have a positive effect on reasoning, ability to think, sociability an acquisition of information. These particular games are used for military training, education, treatment of mental problems and rehabilitation,” said Ryu Sun-il, a researcher at KT Economy & Business Institute, in a report. The U.K. defense ministry, for example, developed a serious game called “Interactive Trauma Trainer,” which trains troops on how to respond to a possible injury and the medical treatment that should follow. IT also has serious games on the maintenance of combat planes and shooting. Japan is focusing on a rehabilitation game for senior citizens, and some businesses use them to improve work effectiveness.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/10/123_95980.html
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