Starcraft II: The Medic and the Medivac
For those of you aware of what Starcraft I and Starcraft II are, you can skip this little forward. For those of you that are unaware, I shall gladly make you aware. The Starcraft games, produced by Blizzard Games, are RTS (Real-time strategy) games that revolve around 3 playable races all battling for survival and/or […]
nerdmed101 Games, UncategorizedThe Lost Art
The Apothecaries were growing weary. They had waged their battles against the Lords of Pestilence for many moons and their power was slowly becoming depleted. Their potent elixirs were beginning to fail them – the Lords of Pestilence had learned to use the elixirs to strengthen themselves! They sat in a circle staring into the […]
nerdmed101 Geekdom, Rants, The Healing Blade, UncategorizedA Post without Image
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nerdmed101 Uncategorized are, nice, some, tags, theseMoral Complexity in Gaming
Zack Rovinsky touches upon an issue that we’ve previously written about, and uses current events to frame some of his points. An altogether fascinating read as it doesn’t merely tread down the now well-worn ‘video games are violent’ road, but instead opts to examine the dilemma of moral choices in the gameplay environment. Still games […]
nerdmed101 Uncategorized bioware, decisions, dragon age, empathy, ethics, gameplay, heavy rain, moral choiceAMSA 2010 – Day One
Well, Hon, Francis and I fistbumped our way to Anaheim to meetup with the ever awesome folks at AMSA. Day one was surprisingly epic, as we got to play the Healing Blade game with more than a few interested pre-med and med-students. We were pleasantly surprised with how much fun people were having with the […]
nerdmed101 Uncategorized amsa 2010, francis, Hon, nerdcorelearning, The Healing BladeMedical Entrepreneurship / Social Justice
OK, these guys are our new heroes at NerdcoreLearning. “As a result, Kothari is currently at Sloan formulating a two-part plan for making inexpensive medical tools and building low-cost clinics. In 2009-2010, Kothari is one of 16 fellows at MIT’s Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship, which promotes “bottom-up” global development through technology. Two other […]
nerdmed101 Rants, UncategorizedHealing Blade Print Ad 1
We just wanted to share with you some of the awesome print ads done up by the folks at Light Image Studios. We were really trying to capture a strong D&D feel, and think that Kenan and company really nailed it. Thanks fellas! Stay tuned for more Healing Blade news, as well as our super […]
nerdmed101 Uncategorized apothecary, art, Pestlience, print ad, rendering, story, The Healing BladeSign Language to Fight Swine Flu
The Americans invested millions of dollars creating a pen that would write in outer space. The Russians used a pencil. Frenchman, Hubert Chalet, has a rather curious preventive measure for Swine Flu- Sign Language! Chalet, 69, works for the humanitarian group L’Ecoute de la Rue, which broadly translates as “listening out on the streets”. He […]
nerdmed101 Uncategorized empathy, hearing, Hubert Chalet, impaired, Sign LanguageData Visualization and Shattering Eighties Era Presuppositions
So I’m a big fan of gaming – which some might argue is just entertainment-based data visualization. While doing a research fellowship at Hopkins, I got to interact with Matt Kim, an endocrinologist who did some awesome data visualization work with thyroid nodules. Trundling through the interwebs, I came across Hans Rosling’s talk on applying […]
nerdmed101 Uncategorized data visualization, endcrinology, Hans Rosling, Radiohead