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2010 Games for Health Conference
From the conference's press release The Games for Health Project announced the sixth annual Games for Health Conference , to be held at the Hyatt Harborside Hotel from May 25 to 27. Held in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Pioneer Portfolio, the conference foc... Read more ...
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Foldit
Via Technology Review Players of a new online game called Foldit will help design three-dimensional protein structures for HIV vaccines, and enzymes for repairing DNA in diseased tissues. David Baker, a leading protein scientist at the University of Washington, teamed up with computer ... Read more ...
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The Glucoboy for Diakids
Re-blogged from Medgadget Parents with diabetic kids know how difficult it often is to convince the young ones to take regular glucose readings. Now a Minnesota company called Guidance Interactive Healthcare managed to fuse a portable glucometer with a Nintendo Game Boy... Read more ...
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Serious Games approaches to challenging racism...
There is an incident at work. One of your fellow colleagues has come to you to ask advice about the way in which a member of your team is making them feel. They believe they are being treated differently from you and the rest of the team because they are from an ethnic minority. It may or may no... Read more ...
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New Video Games Aim at Improving Mental Health
From Medgadget Psychologist Mark Baldwin has developed and clinically tested a new commercial software, Mindhabits , that aims to decrease stress and build self-esteem: MindHabits produces computer software designed to help people reduce their stress levels and bo... Read more ...
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GRAViTONUS® Gaming System For Quadriplegics
From Medgadget Gravitonus, a new medical device company from Russia, has created Alternative Computer Control System (ACCS) , a system designed to help paralyzed individuals control computers and 'resume active lifestyles'. Any person with physical disabi... Read more ...
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Games for Health Competition
Re-blogged from Videogame workout The Games for Health Competition runs from October 19 to April 1, 2007. [there are] three specific competitions - two for storyboards & game treatments, and a grand prize for best working prototype/game. The following links provide b... Read more ...
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A serious workout game
Via Videogame Workout oh, that's brilliant! For many people, exercise is simply boring, so they turn to devices that can help them keep their minds off what they’re doing while they exercise. Entertainment fitness uses technology to engage users rather than distract them... Read more ...
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A game to help Swahili youths educate...
via Medgadget UNICEF has released a game to help Swahili youths educate themselves about HIV prevention and testing. From the UN homepage : Seeking to reach East African adolescents and young people in the battle against AIDS, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launc... Read more ...
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Middle-East Conflict Informs Game
From Networked Performance "Global Conflict: Palestine gives the option of three perspectives. A game based in the midst of the conflict in the Palestinian territories is set to be the latest release in the trend of politically-conscious gaming. Global Conflict: Palestine centres... Read more ...