Healthcare Giants Talk Games For Health Initiatives Continuing Gamasutra’s coverage of the 2008 Games For Health conference, we feature a panel included several different major healthcare organizations, including Kaiser Permanente and Humana. Each discussed their involvement creating games for health, with some of the educational titles cited including The Amazing Food Detective and Re-Mission. The Amazing Food Detective Dr. Trina…
Awards go to researchers in CA, FL, IN, ME, NC, NY, SC, VT and WA; Studies explore how games can increase physical activity and enhance prevention, self-management of health conditions PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today during a telenews conference the first round of grants awarded through its Health Games Research national…
Date: May 29, 2008 Grant Funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tennis, boxing and bowling, all while playing video games? Could video games that require players to get up and move, also known as “exergames,” increase physical activity among users? That’s one of the questions researchers from University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine want…
National health insurer Humana Inc. recently launched a new Web site with the focus on games for health. The Website is part of an initiative created to encourage customers to have better fitness through game technology. The new website launched in conjunction with the fourth annual national Games for Health Conference held in Baltimore. The site serves as an interactive…
By Daniel Pepper Staff Writer Video games aren’t just for good kids to do when their schoolwork is done anymore. For some Otsego students, video games are the schoolwork, as PE teachers have incorporated the game “Dance Dance Revolution” into their gym class. The Otsego school board received a demonstration at their April regular meeting. Teacher Kyle Uramkin gave a…
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Video games are often cited as contributing to the increase in childhood obesity but that may be changing – at least a little bit. Kids who play a lot of video games have traditionally spent a lot of time sitting and being inactive in front of a glowing screen. With the new trend in “exergaming” players have to be physically…
BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Four major emerging trends — exergaming kicks into high gear, video games go to rehab and therapy, major health care providers arrive on the scene, and the rise of video games for first responders and medical professionals – were highlighted today during a telenews event conducted by organizers of the Games for Health…
What if you could turn video games, criticized for everything from their obsessive hold on users to their purported role in childhood obesity to their misogynist elements, into something, well, healthy? That’s the idea behind “exergaming”: physically interactive video games, controllers, and systems that aim to get your heart rate up without making you feel like you’re doing penance. This…
WOLLONGONG, NSW: A young entrepreneur’s daring and adventurous spirit drove him to a new town and a new business. Stuart Joyce, 20, recently launched the adrenalin pumping Red Baron Laser Skirmish so thrill seekers can experience the excitement of live gaming either in their own backyard or in a bush land setting. Originally from Goulburn, Stuart saw many of his…
Monday, 19 May 2008 Humana Inc. recently launched a new website with the focus on games for health. The website, www.humanagames.com, is part of an initiative created to encourage customers to have better fitness through game technology. The new website launched in conjunction with the fourth annual national Games for Health Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland.“We’re pleased to be moving…
NPR RADIO – by Allison Aubrey Listen Now [4 min 39 sec] add to playlist Are those mail-order kickboxing tapes gathering dust on top of your VCR? Before you pop them in, consider some of the advantages and disadvantages of sweating in the privacy of your own home. The Pros of Home Workouts It’s Cheap Many exercises can be done…
