The Games for Health 2009 conference is right around the corner, taking place in Boston, MA from June 10-12. Since the conference first came together 5 years ago, the sheer amount of interest in using gaming technologies to impact our health has grown tremendously.

A little about the conference,

Our main event is the core Games for Health Conference. Featuring two-days of talks, more then 300 attendees and 40 sessions provided by an international array of over 50 speakers cutting across a wide range of activities in health and health care.

Topics include exergaming, physical therapy, disease management, health behavior change, bio-feedback, epidemiology, training, cognitive exercise, nutrition and health education.

Today Ben Sawyer, founder of the conference, was featured on SHIFT Radio – a regular web show highlighting components of our digital lifestyle. Check out the audio to hear the entire interview!