Posted by healthGAMERS in Featured Articles on February 20, 2009 | No Comments
Playing games to improve lives.
Helth ‘ Gā-mər, n. One who is interested in developing, researching or playing game technology as a way of improving the well being of others.
At healthGAMERS, we want to start a dialog about Health Games, an emerging field that uses game-based technology to improve the health of the public. Many players are needed to make a successful Health Game, and we hope people from a variety of fields will weigh in on this innovative subject. So welcome healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, developers, funders, public health officials, professors, teachers, students, parents, kids, game players and those just hearing about healthy games.
As one of the largest divisions of Serious Games, Games for Health...
Posted by Shannon Wills on January 29, 2010
Gaming as a Rehab Technique
Gone are the days when moms could take their kids to task for whiling away their time playing video games or staring at the TV screen while their PlayStation or Wii game was on. Today, it is becoming increasingly clear that there are some aspects of gaming that are beneficial to health, especially to general mental well-being and recovery of motion...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on January 14, 2010
The Most Heart Healthy Wii Games
The research.
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is a 25-year-old nonprofit dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting consumers against unsafe and ineffective health and fitness products, programs and trends. They have done extensive research on exercise regiments from pilates to dumbbells. The latest on their research...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on December 28, 2009
Free Games for Health Half-Day
Just RSVP.
We just heard from Ben Sawyer that the Games for Health Project will be hosting a free, informative half-day session in New York City! This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in advancing the role of videogames in health and healthcare or is just curious about the field. If you want to show off your work, presenters are still...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on December 21, 2009
Winners of Humana Games for Health InsertCoin Competiton Announced
Tis the season for competition.
A Humana press release this morning revealed the three winners of the InsertCoin Game Idea Competition which began last summer. The goal of the competition was to establish what gamers are looking for in health games and ultimately create better health games for consumers. Prizes of $5K, $3K and $2K were given to...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on December 16, 2009
USDA Sponsors Web-Based Nutrition Game Contest
Better Food Pyramid games afoot?
When I first started healthGAMERS we were in the process of creating a new online health game based on the food pyramid. At that time, I was researching what was out there. My conclusion: a call for better Food Pyramid games. Someone at the USDA must have been reading because the latest news buzzing in the public...
Posted by Mohamed Selamnia, PhD, MBA, MS on December 14, 2009
Europe’s Move in Health Games
Following North America, health games are gaining popularity among IT professionals and public populations in Europe. Main events are organized throughout the old continent, and complementary or challenging solutions are emerging transforming this regional market in a true valuable world market.
As a matter of fact, Interaction Healthcare, a French...
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