Introducing a Concept of Gamification to Microscopic Suturing Training

Microscopic suturing in neurosurgery is a difficult medical technique that requires time to master. Since skilled neurosurgeons are busy and have little time to train novice surgeons, novice surgeons must train alone in monotonous tasks to acquire the skill. This paper proposes a training system that incorporates gamification elements, such as scoring and displaying feedback, to increase motivation for the training. The system detects the technical factors required for microsurgery from the microscope training videos and calculates the scoring using those elements. This paper formulates important elements for microsurgery and discusses the detection method. We also implement scoring and visual feedback to make the user aware of these elements.