Games for Health Project originated in the United States in 2004. Ben Sawyer was instrumental in its foundation and development into the force that it is today.  It’s annual meeting draws hundreds of global participants each year in Boston. So it was exciting news this year when Games for Health announced...

Nick Yee, PhD, a research scientist at the PARC (the Palo Alto Research Center) has published studies that show how people’s behaviors change when they use avatars. One study notes how players engage when offered tall, attractive avatars, versus shorter, less attractive ones. He suggests that people...

Organized by the the IU School of Informatics at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), the 2nd annual Midwestern Conference on Health Games conference will be held in Indianapolis on October 28, 2011. Abstracts are being accepted now. The submission deadline is June 1. 2011. For...

MeYou Health, the makers of the Facebook health game Daily Challenge, has just gone mobile with an adorable (and useful) app called Munch 5-a-Day. Similar to Daily Challenge, this iPhone game takes a small-action approach to better living by helping users eat their daily recommended “munches”...

American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports on randomized clinical trial American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Elsevier: San Diego, CA, December 7, 2010 – Obesity in youngsters has risen dramatically in recent decades. Fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption and increased water intake can lower...

Health games expand to Midwest. On October 29th Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the School of Informatics at IUPUI will be hosting the first-ever Midwestern Conference on Health Games in Indianapolis. The conference is a Games for Health Regional Event for 2010 and is...

Using the Internet to host games that promote preventative or therapeutic strategies for mental health is a relatively fresh concept that deserves some attention. Reach Out Central (ROC) is a serious game designed for online use by individuals aged 16-25, and its creators are still conducting research...

The Daily Challenge is a social well-being experience, created by MeYou Health, that gives you the opportunity to positively impact your life every day by doing small daily challenges.  Through the Facebook platform, players get to share their experiences with their personal connections — all...

Family health inspires mobile health game design. HealthGAMERS is pleased to introduce you to Greg Kendall, President and CEO of Kendall & Son Solutions LLC. Greg has begun a family game development business which has plunged straight into mobile gaming for health. His company’s first game...

The ability to experience and react to realistic patient encounters that require quick clinical responses is crucial for doctors in training. This experience is now available with Top Doc, a new iPhone medical quiz application developed by Elsevier and video game designer Legacy Interactive. Top Doc...