Computer and video games are one of today's fastest growing media forms and provide an exciting range of opportunities to address some of our nation's most complex health and health care challenges.
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Interactive Games to Promote Behavior Change in Prevention and Treatment
April 27, 2011 | Journal Article
This commentary urges public health professionals to monitor developments in interactive technology (video games are now more popular than movies). Video games whose stories and objectives portray aspects of personal health might give rise to healthier thought patterns and behaviors.
Pioneers, Promise and Possibilities
February 1, 2011 | Commentary
Paul Tarini, senior program officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio, presented a talk at the 25th Annual Game Developers Conference, the world's largest and longest-running game industry event, in February 2011. Tarini addr ...
Game Changer
June 1, 2009 | Report
This report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop specifies how increased national investment in research-based digital games can play a cost-effective and transformative role.
Health Games Research
November 5, 2009 | Report
Round Two Grantees: Project Summaries
Advancing the Field of Health Games
March 31, 2011 | Program Result Report
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
Advancing the Field at the 2011 Games for Health Conference
May 11, 2011 | Story
To join the conversation about the conference, follow the Twitter hashtag #G4H11 and visit the Pioneering Ideas blog during the week of May 16 for event news and highlights.
When Games and Health Collide
May 26, 2010 | Commentary
John Lumpkin delivered the opening address to attendees at the 2010 Games for Health Conference in Boston.
Using Computer Games to Help Patients Understand Health Risks
November 21, 2010 | Story
Through the public informatics fellowship, Ancker learned computer programming and began to design computer games that people could play to understand the risks and probabilities of certain diseases or treatments.
Games for Health
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Computer-based simulations and interactive programs are introducing a powerful new force into health care: fun.
International Game Developers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Host Apps for Healthy Kids Game Jams
May 11, 2010 | News Release
Video game developers and contestants across the United States work together to build games to help kids and their parents to eat better and be more physically active.