Gamification, personalised learning and virtual reality-based experiences are charting new paths for teaching and education. In healthcare, a new facility, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Medical Simulation (SIMS) i3 (inspire, innovate and incubate) Hub, will take this to new heights by providing realistic simulated environments and employ the use of serious games where healthcare learners can hone their clinical skills in safe and supervised virtual domains. In this issue, also read about colonic polyps and why it’s important to undergo regular colonoscopy; how the new National Pancreas Transplantation Programme can help diabetes patients who are on insulin treatment; and why people with amputations can live more normally with the help of occupational therapists.