Podcast EP 25: Dr. James Rosser Interview

James C. Rosser, Jr., MD, FACS is a surgeon, educator, scientist, inventor, author, futurist, social advocate, television personality, playwright, video gamer, comic book collector, lover of cinema, and self proclaimed terminal twelve year old.

Join us as we discuss:

• How he got the nick name “The Nintendo Surgeon”
• Confronting the erroneous methods of “research” that is often used to connect video games to negative traits
• The moral imperative tied to video games
• How video games transcend learning styles and empower knowledge transfer
• What is Stealth Learning and how it can be used to accelerate learning
• Dr. Rosser’s study on how playing video games like Super Monkey Ball can actually improve speed and reduce errors in laproscopic surgery
• Why even serious games need to include fun
• And more!

Dr Rosser’s Book: Playin’ to Win: A Surgeon, Scientist and Parent Examines the Upside of Video Games

Dr. Rosser’s Research Paper: The Impact of Video Games on Training Surgeons in the 21st Century 

Also available on Amazon :

Buy Mastering The Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life

Intro/Outtro: Playing With Power by Fantomenk, used with permission.

I hope you enjoyed this episode: Dr. James Rosser Interview