title: Educational Game Development Approach to a particular case: the donor's evaluation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Serious games are a current trend nowadays. Almost every sector has used serious games in recent years for different educational purposes. The eLearning research team of the Complutense University of Madrid main focus of research is the development of low-cost serious games. During the past 10 years, we have been working with and developing serious games, paying special attention to those related to healthcare.
  
  
  METHODS
  From all these studies, a methodology was defined-the Educational Game Development Approach (EGDA)-to design, develop, and evaluate game-like simulations or serious games in healthcare. We present the application of the EGDA to a particular case, the development of a serious game representing the donor's evaluation in an intensive care unit from the point of view of a hospital coordinator following the EGDA methodology. In this simulation, we changed the strategy of selection of teaching cases by exponentially increasing the number of teaching cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This kind of educational content provides several benefits to students as they learn while playing; they receive immediate feedback of mistakes and correct moves and an objective assessment. These simulations allow the students to practice in a risk-free environment. Moreover, the addition of game elements increases engagement and promotes the retention of important information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A game-like simulation has been developed through the use of this methodology. This simulation represents a complex medical procedure.
authors: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: bborro@e-ucm.es.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Borro Escribano
authors: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: del Blanco
authors: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Torrente
authors: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Borro Mate
authors: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Fernandez Manjon
mesh_terms: D046148:Donor Selection; D006801:Humans; D066230:Patient-Specific Modeling; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D018910:Video Games