Medical video game company Level X has partnered with skincare brand Gladskin to offer interactive games to educate healthcare professionals (HCPs) about skin conditions and the science behind Endolysin technology.
The new Level Ex medical education will be a way for Gladskin to market its new GladskinMD product line through video games.
A video game developed from the collaboration is called Battle of the Biomes , which explores what constitutes a healthy skin biome and how it plays a role in skin diseases such as eczema or other inflammatory conditions.
Doctors can also play Battle of the Biome to learn about Glaskin's Endolysin technology, known as Microbalance, to balance the skin microbiome.
On its website, Gladskin describes Microbalance as "smart" proteins, specifically Endolsyn SA, that protect the skin from "infectious bacteria" and create a "healthy environment for the growth of good bacteria."
In Battle for the Biome, doctors engage in a game of strategy to learn how Gladskin endolysin can clean up unhealthy aspects of the skin microbiome and help balance biome biodiversity. The goal of the game is to achieve a healthy skin microbiome, which is protected from atopic dermatitis and autoimmune diseases.
“The fascinating science behind Glaskin's indolesine-based products is exciting and important to all efforts to understand and protect the human microbiome,” said Phase X. “To rapidly adopt this new category of medicine, clinicians must understand the disease and its mechanisms. Video games are the best solution to achieve this mental model quickly and efficiently, and we are delighted to be working with Gladskin on this mission."
Cheryl Barry, Gladskin's vice president of health services, said Level X's video game technology helped Gladskin "transform the dynamics of our relationship with doctors."
"We've been looking for convenient and creative solutions to connect with doctors, while looking for ways to deal with the mess and save time with them," Barry said in a statement.
He added that turning medical education into video games would make information accessible to doctors during their busy days.
A recent study by Level X found that video games improve knowledge retention and decision making among dermatologists. In this study, doctors played a game called Top Derm to help them learn about the condition of their skin, hair and scalp.
According to research, doctors can play games in their spare time and learn more about certain medical topics when they normally don't know about them.