Towards integration of computer games in interactive health education environments: understanding gameplay challenge, narrative and spectacle.

Context: There is an alarming progress in the health status of the young in western countries, and new methods and tools for behavioural health interventions are urgently called for.

Objective: To explore how computer game designs can be integrated in the development of Interactive Health Education Environments.

Design: Qualitative analyses of adolescents' experiences of playing an action-adventure computer game, using data from in-depth interviews.

Design of interactive health drama built on social realism.

There are many psychosocial aspects of chronic diseases, such as diabetes. Educational multimedia can support patients with chronic diseases and their families by communicating narratives based on social realism. The production of such socio-realistic interactive health dramas requires systematic methods, especially for the identification of significant stories.