Vik’s Anatomy

Traditionally education has been dominated by the use of textbooks and blackboards. Some of the success of this approach can be explained by the simplicity and relatively low cost connected to it. Another major reason is a lack of affordable and efficient alternatives. The advances in computer hardware and software currently allow us to think in new directions when alternatives are to be considered. While society in general has adopted computers into the personal life and the work life as tools for entertainment, sharing of information and learning, the school systems all over the world have been more reluctant to take advantage of the engaging and heavily interactive nature of computer applications. This paper describes an approach to education in the form of a serious game designed to teach the players about anatomy