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I'm glad that you think that the app looks like fun. It is a 'diagnose the problem' game, but it is targeted a doctors and medical students.

I've noted several comments that the cases appear to be simple and targeted at lay people - mainly because our blog showcased our 'demo' case, which was built to introduce users to how the app works. Most of the other cases require a medical background in order to be solved properly.

Thanks for the comments on the marketing pitch - I guess that we need to fine-tune it ! I like the idea about how some simpler cases targeted at lay people might make it appeal to the general public as well.

Good point there - we were planning on adding that to the text on the app store, but it would probably be good to have a disclaimer inside the app as well.

Making medicine fun, after all ! There is too much seriousness in what we do - why add on to it ?

I guess that it does have its pros and cons. The idea is that the app would be used by doctors and medical students, perhaps while they have a break or when they are traveling.

Given the massive amount of 'serious' stuff that they have to go through every day, we thought that a more 'fun' style would be easier on the mind (and on the eyes !).

After a day in the clinic (I am a practicing doctor), I feel like I have brain damage - and I just don't want to even think about a medical textbook or journal. But something less serious might sit better with my mind.

No, the app is targeted at Doctors and Medical Students. Most of the cases use technical terms and require medical knowledge in order to be solved properly.

The case displayed on the blog is admittedly very simple - mainly because it is a 'demo case' for users to become familiar with how the app works. The remainder range from easy to quite challenging.

The app is almost ready - at the moment a panel of consultants (attending physicians / surgeons) is going through them to make sure that all details are correct. Once this is done, it will be submitted to the app store.

Would you like to be a beta-tester ? Please let me know.

P.S. I am a doctor :)

In my experience as a self taught coder and also as a teacher of many coders, learning to code is easy but learning how to code efficiently and effectively is hard and takes many years of practice.

Every now and then (just for fun) I look back at the code I wrote 10 years ago and just think 'Ugh ... did I really write this' ?

More to the point, building a robust product (think: bug free) requires a significant amount of coding skill - I seriously doubt that anyone would be able to achieve this from scratch (at least, not within a reasonable time period).