Games for Health
Games for Health is a series of conferences made possible in part by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of their Pioneer Portfolio program. Games for Health is a part of the Serious Games Initiative. There is also a Games for Health, peer-reviewed journal, which was launched in February 2012.
The conference has received media attention in recent years for its work to showcase the health and research implications of video games.[1][2][3]
Previous conferences
- Sep 2004 Madison, Wisconsin
- Sep 2005 Baltimore, Maryland
- Sep 2006 Baltimore, Maryland
- May 2008 Baltimore, Maryland
- June 2009 Boston, Massachusetts
- May 2010 Boston, Massachusetts
See also
References
- ↑ "Digital gamers target disease". The Washington Times. 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ Begley, Sharon (2008). "This Is Your Brain on a Videogame". Newsweek. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ Aubrey, Allison (2008). "Gaming Your Way to Fitness". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
External links
- Games for Health Homepage
- Games for Health Europe Homepage
- Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare Homepage
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