Designing Video Games for Nutrition Education: A Participatory Approach.

Objective: To describe the participatory approach used to inform the development of a video game designed to increase children's nutrition knowledge. The objectives were to (1) assess children's nutrition areas of focus, (2) explore parents' and children's perceptions of video games for nutrition education, and (3) collect information on children's video game preferences.

Design: Qualitative research design using 10 focus group interviews and 5 workshops.