Interactive games are everywhere, and at some point in time it's safe to say we all will try them at some point in our lifetimes. I remember a fun little game we played in my high school physiology class which allowed us to make decisions about how to handle an infectious disease outbreak. We were forced to make educated decisions based on the information presented in class and enter them into a web based model to attempt to control the simulated out break.
It was a great tool because each student got to use the knowledge they had been presented and then turn around and apply it to a scenario that was a close to real life as you could get.
Although I can no longer find that particular game, there are several now available on the Internet, and while this one was specifically for infectious diseases, there are other computer simulations available for a variety of topics. It's a great way to gauge student's knowledge and help them to realize the importance of such knowledge in a fun way.
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