This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. You can find all previous Playable Futures articles here.Video games' relationship with training and simulation goes back decades. In the healthcare sector in particular, the applied gaming movement has generated all manner of training tools to guide professionals through different procedures and equipment.And yet, thanks in no small part to a new generation of adaptable, user-centric game development tools and technologies, the future holds much potential and promise for our medium to have a profound and remarkable impact in the healthcare realm.Read more
