CancerSpace: A simulation-based game for improving cancer-screening rates

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-94

  Swarz, Jeff ^a   Ousley, Anita ^a   Magro, Adriane ^a   Rienzo, Marie ^a   Burns, David ^b   Lindsey, A M ^b   Wilburn, Ben ^b   Bolcar, Susan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Computer graphics; E learning; Education; Gaming; Graphics and multimedia; Screening; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC CARE; CHRONIC ILLNESS; COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CORPORATE MANAGEMENT; E-LEARNING TOOL; EDUCATIONAL GAME; HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; MEDICAL TRAINING; MODELING SIMULATION; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; SERIOUS GAMES; SIMULATION-BASED; SYSTEM LEVELS; WEB BASED LEARNING;

ANIMATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; RECREATION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 75149160070     PISSN: 02721716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2010.4     Document Type: Article

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