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Redesigned Health Games Research Database Receives Positive Reviews for Upgraded Features and Usability
June 13, 2012 | News Release
Upgraded database offers powerful new ways to search for health games and related publications, organizations, and other resources.
Gaming the Field
June 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Ben Sawyer gives a preview of the 2012 Games for Health Conference, the future of health games research, and the impact games can have.
Pioneer's Commitment to Health Games Profiled in New Games for Health Journal
March 12, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
I recently had the good fortune of sitting down with Bill Ferguson to discuss the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s pivotal role in health games research for the inaugural issue of the Games for Health Journal. In our talk, I detailed the Foundation’ ...
Health Games Research
March 4, 2012 | Story
Advancing Effectiveness of Interactive Games for Health.
Pioneering Health Games
March 4, 2012 | Story
Pioneer's Investments in Advancing the Field of Health Games.
The Games for Health Project
March 1, 2012 | Story
Home of the 8th Annual National Games for Health Conference.
Health Games Research Profiled by Inside Healthcare IT
February 17, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Health Games Research Profiled by Inside Healthcare IT
The Power of Play: Innovations in Getting Active Summit 2011
June 6, 2011 | Journal Article
The Power of Play: Innovations in Getting Active Summit 2011 explored how active-play video games can encourage healthy lifestyles the Summit was a collaboration between the American Heart Association and Nintendo of America. This article summarizes the Summit's science panel.
'Exergames' Can Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults
January 26, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
'Exergames' Can Improve Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Strategies to Quicken the Pace of Medical Research
September 16, 2011 | Program Result
To find new ways to accelerate the pace of medical research and shorten the time to market for new medicines, the Myelin Repair Foundation held an online gaming event in fall 2010 that drew hundreds of players who generated thousands of ideas.