Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames
Trauma Center: Second opinion
Screenshot of the videogame:
Name of producer:
Atlus
Date of production:
2007
Name of Distributor:
nintendo
Technical Requirements:
Wii Console
Simulation
Puzzle
Surgery Simulator
First person
It's a first person but the character doesn't move around. The only movements in the game are the ones made by the hands in the surgery process
Single player
The player is a doctor that has to cure and do some surgery on patients that come to the hospital. The player can select and shift surgical tools, and use them with the patient organs or wounds with the required precision and gentle movements
Presence of initial training
Presence of textual tutoring during the game
Presence of audio tutoring during the game
| Dialogue with other characters: | Poor0123456Excellent |
| Driving Vehicles: | Poor0123456Excellent |
| Explorability of environment: | Poor0123456Excellent |
| Memory of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
| Complexity of logic succession of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
| Number of alternative game paths for solution of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Bitmap
2D
Immersive
Simulator: There is a Simulation part in the game, as the player has to be the doctor and the patient goes throught expected and unexpected complications that are quite real.
Game pad
It's a wii game that requires the wiimote and the nunchuk (the two usual controllers)
Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?
No
Is an external Editor available for the videogame:
No
2D / 3D License:
Commercial
Where to find it:
Poor0123456Excellent
Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:
Concerning health care vocational training courses, this is a game that should be evaluated by teachers of those curses. It may give an approach to the very basics of doctor and nurses work. It can motivate students, and it's both funny and inmersive to the point of being stressing. The only drawback is the difficulty
Name of Evaluator:
Ignacio Pachés
Role of Evaluator:
Computer programming vocational training teacher
Country:
Spain
Date of Evaluation:
25/05/2012
IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra
This is the perfect type of educational game, that is fun and teaches worthy knowledge. It is just a pity that we do not have the wii console to play it in our vocational training school, as we would use to show several things, the most important being that healthcare personnel must remember and follow the procedures. This game is unforgiving in it and puts a lot of stress in the player Paco C. Xátiva workshop 1
IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra IES Doctor Lluis Simarro Lacabra
I`d like to know what other games are similar to this one so I can play with my computer. I have the same problem, I don`t have wii. Thanks. Carmen Larriba Workshop 2 (spain)