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[Derek] So, the goal: design a game
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Bill Nye Saves the World

Design a game that trains the fine motor skillsneeded for surgery, but is unpredictable...

[Derek] So, the goal: design a game that trains the fine motor skills
needed for surgery, but is unpredictable enough
to keep the player totally engaged. There are five major things
that need to be trained, so, we tried to apply
video game mechanics to create a surgical training tool
that is a lot of fun to play

Full Transcript

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[Derek] So, the goal: design a game
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that trains the fine motor skills needed for surgery,
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but is unpredictable enough to keep the player totally engaged.
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There are five major things that need to be trained,
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so, we tried to apply video game mechanics
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to create a surgical training tool that is a lot of fun to play.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:30
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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Movie Summary

Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.
S01 • E12 We began to be open to, like, what are some possibilities? - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
We began to be open to, like, what are some possibilities?
S01 • E03 The first step was analyzing Rembrandt's painting style. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:08
The first step was analyzing Rembrandt's painting style...
S01 • E08 You lose one pound a day. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:04
You lose one pound a day.
S01 • E09 -It's just you, Bill. -Here-- - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:11
-It's just you, Bill. -Here--
S01 • E01 And when they burn, they produce carbon dioxide, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
And when they burn, they produce carbon dioxide,
S01 • E13 [exhales] - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
[exhales]
S01 • E11 Contrails are formed by, generally, aircraft at higher altitudes, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:11
Contrails are formed by, generally, aircraft at higher altit...
S01 • E04 And some of the first genetically modified plants got a gene - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
And some of the first genetically modified plants got a gene
S01 • E12 American fertility specialist Dr. Aykut Bayrak is the medical director - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:19
American fertility specialist Dr. Aykut Bayrak is the medica...
S01 • E06 Now, when you were growing up, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
Now, when you were growing up,
S01 • E08 My friend and I were like, "We'll do the cotton-ball diet." - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
My friend and I were like, "We'll do the cotton-ba...
S01 • E05 There's been a number of missions, like the Viking landers - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
There's been a number of missions, like the Viking land...
S01 • E02 The reason we have these regulations is to protect us. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
The reason we have these regulations is to protect us.
S01 • E01 As light from the sun goes through the Earth's atmosphere, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
As light from the sun goes through the Earth's atmosphe...
S01 • E03 What we did was, we started looking at all the right eyes that Rembrandt painted, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:15
What we did was, we started looking at all the right eyes th...
S01 • E13 So, we sent our correspondent, Emily Calandrelli, - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:09
So, we sent our correspondent, Emily Calandrelli,
S01 • E09 Expression and style are cultural and they change with time. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:05
Expression and style are cultural and they change with time.
S01 • E05 Part of the problem is, we're not even sure what we're looking for. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:19
Part of the problem is, we're not even sure what we...
S01 • E11 Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:07
Why do some contrails last for 30 minutes
S01 • E09 We sent this man all the way to Seoul to see how K-pop is changing attitudes. - Bill Nye Saves the World 00:06
We sent this man all the way to Seoul to see how K-pop is ch...