Old warriors from years ago who are not as powerful as those of newer generations. Yet, they still have some fight left in them. It is rumored that they once had a connection to the agents of Pestilence, although no-one is really brave enough to make that allegation out in the open. This sullen brute [...]
25
Nov
2009
The Hospitalist Manual – Seen in the Wild!
Yes yes, the gods of publishing finally smiled upon the little project that was The Hospitalist Manual. A month ago, it went ‘Gold’, with the final files sent to the printers and first run copies making their way to us shortly thereafter. While it was certainly exciting cracking open the binding of our first published [...]
25
Nov
2009
NCL Mnemonics v1.0.1 is coming soon.
Greetings to my fellow Nerds! I hope that you are enjoying the use of our NCL Mnemonics iPhone application. This is just a quick update on v1.0.1 which we are working on at the moment that will address several bugs in the current application. So far development has been coming along quite well and we [...]
14
Oct
2009
2010 Medical Mnemonics Calendars
2010 Medical Mnemonics Calendars – Now Taking Pre-Orders!
10
Sep
2009
Introducing: Bacillus Cereus
Working up to the launch of our ‘Healing Blade’ game, we’ve decided to start showcasing some of the bestiary that you as the Apothecary will battling with. Up first is B. Cereus. This foul basilisk is primarily a cave dweller, existing opportunistically on passing adventurers. Its carapace secretes a waxy toxin that upon release causes [...]
19
Aug
2009
THB: Staph Aureus Takes Shape
Sometimes a picture is very much worth a thousand blog posts. I am pleased to report that we are now working with a team of artists that are dedicated to breathing life into our creature concepts via nothing short of spectacular artwork. Ladies and germs (sic) – the journey has begun. In parallel to the [...]
27
Jul
2009
Dr. Nerdcore Realizes that Comic-Con Artists Respond to Doreamon Headgear!
Well true believers, it’s that time of year again. When artists, collectors, designers, producers, retailers, actors, and consumers come from all corners of the earth to celebrate their, what else, nerdism!! This we I am searching hi and low for the perfect team of artists to bring for our first set of ‘The Healing Blade” [...]
04
Jul
2009
Healing Blade Dev Notes
Happiness is figuring out game rules for a game that we think nerdcore med-students will have a lot of fun with. Last week while in Phoenix, Francis and I sat down with a beta build of the game and started card battling. Francis’ first rule iteration was actually pretty awesome, requiring only the odd playability [...]
22
Jun
2009
Free Your Healthcare Data!
Well, true believers, we’ve promised you more information and insight with this concept called Health 2.0, as you may have surmised from my last post. True to our word, that is exactly what we are doing tonight – not only at NerdcorelLearning.com, but in conjunction with many other healthcare sites around the world, simultaneously. As [...]
20
Jun
2009
The Healing Blade
For those of you who met us at the last AMSA conference in DC, you might have heard bits and pieces of a medical card game rumor. Well, let it be known that the rumor is indeed true. We here at Nerdcore Learning are developing the first microbiology-based strategy card game. Yes, if you can [...]