The serious gaming surgical cognitive education and training framework and SKY script scripting language

Abstract

Developing effective serious games is a difficult and time consuming process often requiring technical expertise which is lacking by many educators employing such tools within their curriculum. We have recently begun development of a serious game surgical cognitive education and training framework (SCETF) for use in surgical skills training and education. Novel to the SCETF is the Sky Script scripting language that balances the functionality, and flexibility, allowing educators to design and build their own interactive content without any prior programming knowledge. Here we provide a brief overview of the SCETF and introduce Sky Script, both of which are currently under development.