Effect of gamified perceptual learning on visual detection and discrimination skills in equine gait assessment.

Background: Visual assessment of equine lameness is an everyday veterinary task suffering from poor diagnostic accuracy. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of the perceptual learning game 'LamenessTrainer' on skill development.

Methods: Thirty-six undergraduate veterinary students engaged in four game modules teaching the assessment of fore- and hindlimb lameness.