Water Cooler Games
Water Cooler Games served as the web's primary forum for "videogames with an agenda" — coverage of the uses of video games in advertising, politics, education, and other everyday activities, outside the sphere of entertainment.

The site was maintained at watercoolergames.org from 2003-2009, where it was edited by myself and Gonzalo Frasca. It is now archived here in full.
Search Water Cooler Games:  
You are reading an archived version of this article. The original URL was (loading...)
Mobile game teaches emergency first aid
by Ian Bogost July 14, 2006

Emergency 911Spanish developer Exelweiss has created Emergency 112 (or Emergency 911, if you prefer, in English), a mobile game to teach first aid techniques for medical emergencies. The game was apparently created for emergency response company Area de Intervención, but it looks like it's generally available too; a demo is available from the Area de Intervención site. Screenshots and game footage are also available from the developer.

The player takes the role of a good samaritan who finds pedestrians in trouble. You must check the victim's condition and choose an appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

Comments (3)

Looks like a cool game,but was not able to reach the site for the demo version.The page goes for an deadend.

Hmm, I assumed you filled out the form on that page and wait for them to contact you...

Ian Bogost on July 17, 2006 4:51 PM

When you send the email it gives an error message.