  Medical operations (MOs) are essential in healthcare,and they are also a big
concept that includes various operations during the perioperative
period.Traditional operation exposes its limitations during the perioperative
period,reflected in medical training,surgical preparation,and postoperative
rehabilitation.Serious Games for Medical Operation (SGMO) offer new ways and
complementary solutions to support MOs.As a review,this paper analyzes the
development of SGMO and considers various aspects of the SGMO,such as
interface,functions,and technologies.By combining MO and serious games
characteristics,the paper classifies SGMO and analyzes their features and
functions for different groups of users and at various stages of the
perioperative period (before,during,and after an MO).Interactive technologies
used in SGMO are presented from a visual,haptic,and auditory perspective.This
paper reviews the development of SGMO,summarizes its functions and
technologies.Besides,it presents representative products and suggests future
research directions.
