Games for Health: Past, Present, and Future?

Games Health J

Department of Biomedical & Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Published: December 2012

AI Article Synopsis

  • The article reviews both historical and current games designed for health purposes.
  • It explores the connection between health-related content and video game technology.
  • Additionally, it discusses how emerging technology trends might influence future health interventions using video games.

Article Abstract

This article provides a review of selected past and present games for health. This will highlight some existing games for health and examine the relationship between health content and game technology. Because of this relationship, new technology trends may suggest future approaches to the application of videogame-based health interventions.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2012.0067DOI Listing

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