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 Adam M. Selamnia, PhD, MBA, MS on March 11, 2010
Serious Game to Reduce Alcohol-Related Road Death
Although the number of people dying from road traffic accidents has been divided by 2 in the last 10 years, France is still paying the highest price in Europe with 4,620 deaths in 2007 [1]. It’s 40% more than the UK [2] and most of all, alcohol was involved in France in 27% of road traffic deaths compared to 17% in UK (WHO world report can be...
Posted by Andre Blackman on February 25, 2010
The Wii Mommies Need Citizen Journalists!
Last week I got wind of some pretty cool activity going on over at the Wii Mommies site. The wonderful folks over there [remember our interview with Wii Mommy Julie?] have launched a contest that pulls together elements of reviewing, reporting and hands on interaction specifically for the Wii Fit Plus – the Wii Mommies Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Citizen...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on February 18, 2010
Largest Wii Accessory Cyberbike Now Available
In the fall of last year, rumor had it that French company BigBen Interactive was “looking to cash in on the Wii exergaming craze while it lasts” with a project called Cyberbike. The idea was greatly criticized because the proposed Cyberbike was literally a full-sized bike attachment. As it turns out, their idea has come to fruition.
Introducing...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on February 12, 2010
Comic-Style Health Game Teaches Sex Ed in Canada
The MiddleSex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is a Canada-based teaching organization designed to promote wellness, prevent disease and injury, and protect the public through the delivery of public health programs, services, and research. They cover topics from health education on abuse to cancer prevention to weight loss. Among their many goals is to...
Posted by Melanie M. Lazarus, MPH on February 11, 2010
Xbox 360 to Revolutionize Electronic Medical Records?
For those of you unfamiliar with Microsoft’s push to enter the healthcare field, take a look at HealthVault, a set of patient-friendly applications which allow families to organize and store their personal health information online. The goal is to make health information easy to collect, easy to share and easy to update. Make a list of your...
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...
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