The use of educational video games in medicine has proven to be an innovative strategy to enhance learning and the retention of clinical knowledge.
Game-Based Learning (GBL) enables students to face real clinical situations in simulated environments, developing practical decision-making skills without risking patient safety.
This approach encourages repetitive practice, real-time problem-solving, and experiential learning—key factors in training highly skilled healthcare professionals.
Digital simulation-based tools help reduce clinical training costs by minimizing physical infrastructure and disposable materials, providing a sustainable and scalable alternative.
In addition, educators gain objective data to track student progress, standardize teaching, and personalize learning according to each student’s individual performance.
CompassDigital leads the development of educational video games for clinical training
At CompassDigital, we have launched an innovative digitalization project in clinical training through educational video games focused on the simulation of medical practices.
The service, funded under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, aims to improve the skills of Health Sciences students in gamified virtual environments.
We combine our functional knowledge of the healthcare sector with expertise in developing virtual simulation environments to create effective and scalable solutions.
Thanks to this experience, we design interactive tools that transform the way future healthcare professionals learn, practice, and prepare to face real-world challenges.
Clinical video games to improve training
CompassDigital has developed video games that simulate clinical cases such as asthma, hemorrhagic shock, coma, acute myocardial infarction, advanced life support, and eclampsia.
We have also created a SCORM package generator to integrate students’ results into the Learning Management System (LMS) of the UCM.
Each video game provides an experiential learning experience, allowing students to practice diagnosis, treatment, and complication management in a safe, risk-free virtual environment.
Benefits of simulation-based learning
Gamification in medical education is a highly effective tool to improve knowledge retention and students’ confidence in clinical decision-making.
Students can face critical situations in a controlled environment, honing their skills and reducing error rates in managing real-life cases.
Key benefits of the project include:
Improved clinical competence among healthcare professionals.
Increased confidence and practical skills for students.
Fewer clinical errors thanks to prior practice in virtual environments.
Content adapted to the latest guidelines and clinical studies, ensuring up-to-date training.
At CompassDigital, we believe technology plays a crucial role in healthcare training, and this project reflects our commitment to innovation. Our team of experts has worked closely with healthcare specialists to ensure each simulation faithfully represents real clinical challenges and fosters effective simulation-based learning.
