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Fly Through a Pig's Heart: An Educational Computer Game

Thomas Wischgoll,Joerg Meyer-2005-01-01-Journal of Bioresource Management
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer in the United States. Although it is well known that CHD mainly occurs due to blocked arteries, there are contradictory studies about what the basic cause for this disease is. But it is commonly accepted that certain factors, such as a cholesterol high diet, increase the risk of coronary heart disease. As a consequence, people should be educated to adhere a diet low in low-density lipoprotein (LDL or bad cholesterol). In order for children to become aware of this fact and to familiarize them with the different types of particles within the blood stream, educational computer games can help. This poster describes an educational computer game that serves this purpose. A geometric model of the arterial vascular system of the heart has been developed, which considers vessels of different sizes. An interactive fly-through deploying a standard game controller facilitates the exploration of the interior structure of the vasculature. A blood

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Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer in the United States. Although it is well known that CHD mainly occurs due to blocked arteries, there are contradictory studies about what the basic cause for this disease is. But it is commonly accepted that certain factors, such as a cholesterol high diet, increase the risk of coronary heart disease. As a consequence, people should be educated to adhere a diet low in low-density lipoprotein (LDL or bad cholesterol). In order for children to become aware of this fact and to familiarize them with the different types of particles within the blood stream, educational computer games can help. This poster describes an educational computer game that serves this purpose. A geometric model of the arterial vascular system of the heart has been developed, which considers vessels of different sizes. An interactive fly-through deploying a standard game controller facilitates the exploration of the interior structure of the vasculature. A blood

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Computer scienceCoronary arteriesVideo gameBlood flowCoronary heart diseaseHuman–computer interactionMultimediaCardiology

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