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Computer games may be good for your health: shifting healthcare behavior via interactive drama videogames
Barry G Silverman1, Josh Mosley, Michael Johns
1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. barryg@seas.upenn.edu
Abstract:
There is increasing evidence that interactive learning systems have an important role in reducing health risks and improving general health status. This theater style demonstration is aimed at harnessing people's passions for videogames and the movies, and a major purpose of this research is to explore alternative ways for a game generator to help authors to introduce entertainment and free play as well as learning by teaching into role playing games and interactive dramas that are behavioral interventions in disguise.
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