Education

Games for Health Canada Summit

Description: 

“Games for Health [Canada] will be of interest to health care practitioners, planners, stakeholders, researchers, educators & service providers. This inaugural Summit will profile exciting innovations and best practices that use eGame technologies in training, diagnosis, and treatment of health care issues. Be inspired by how you might use new technologies to enhance your own practice!”

City: 
Saskatoon
Date: 
March 19-20, 2009
Game genre:
Multi-Genre

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference
Expo

Location:
Canada

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Health
Health care
Labor
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Technology
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Calais Document Category:
Education
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

URL:
http://www.saskinteractive.com/gamesforhealth

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Company:
Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association Inc.


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Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup

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Description: 

“Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup is where top brand, corporate and social marketers, media professionals, educators and non-profit organizations gather to share best practices, research and latest strategies on marketing to youth with technology.”

Organization: 
City: 
San Diego
State: 
California
Date: 
June 20-22, 2011
Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Conference type:
Expo

Social Tags:
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Education
Mashup
Technology
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Youth marketing

Calais Document Category:
Education
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://mashup.ypulse.com

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

City:
San Diego

Location:
United States


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Games+Learning+Society Conference

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Description: 

"The time has never been more right for the Games+Learning+Society Conference! The world is finally beginning to catch on: Great videogames can be great learning tools.: This conference is about “exploring the impact of games and game culture on learning and society. The conference — [is] now three days long and at UW’s historic Memorial Union, overlooking downtown Madison’s beautiful Lake Mendota.” Discussions involving researchers, designers, and educators are among the many features of this conference.

City: 
Madison
State: 
Wisconsin
Date: 
June 13-15, 2012
Game genre:
Educational

Conference type:
Conference

Social Tags:
Big Ten Conference
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Dane County, Wisconsin
Education
Geography of the United States
Madison metropolitan area
Madison, Wisconsin
Memorial Union
Mendota
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Technology
University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wisconsin

Calais Document Category:
Education
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.glsconference.org/2011

Facility:
Memorial Union

Location:
United States

Organization:
University of Wisconsin

Province Or State:
Wisconsin


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Games and Simulation for Healthcare Library and Database

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Description: 

"This website aims to provide a portal and network to meet the needs of clinicians, researchers and educators in the healthcare community who want to integrate games and simulation into their scholarship and patient care strategy.  This resource also welcomes healthcare consumers, advocates, and others interested in patient and clinician education, and clinical research taking advantage of games and simulation-based learning."

Technical Expertise Required: 
Medium
Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine
Injuries and Rehabilitation

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Register

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Education
Health
Labor
Operations research
Simulation
Social Issues
Technology

Resource type:
Database
Health/Medical Resource

Calais Document Category:
Education
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Technical Expertise Required:
Medium

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Technology:
simulation


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Kidnetic.com

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Description: 

"Kidnetic.com, the Kidnetic.com Leader’s Guide, and the Kidnetic.com Real-Life Guide for Parents together comprise an integrated educational resource. The Web site is designed for kids aged 9-12 and their families, the Leader’s Guide is a lesson-based curriculum guide for health professionals and educators to use when working with patients and students, and the Parents’ Guide provides quick and easy-to-use information just for parents. All components of Kidnetic.com promote healthy eating and active living in a way that is fun and relevant.”

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Document
Education
International Food Information Council
Science
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

Calais Document Category:
Education
Technology

Resource type:
Educational Resource

URL:
http://www.kidnetic.com

Game platform:
Internet


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Cosmo's Play and Learn

"Cosmo’s Play and Learn™ software was developed by a team of therapists and educators who recognized the tremendous need for children of developmental ages 2-to-8 with and without disabilities to h

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition
Disorders and Disabilities

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

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Document
Education
Technology
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Target Population:
Children
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.atkidsystems.com/prod_playLearn.aspx


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Divo's Buzz

"Divo’s Buzz is a serious health game for children, teenagers and educators. Players choose between several quizzes about drugs or an image/description matching game. The negative influences of drugs and alcohol are shown in feedback animations of show master Divo."

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Prevention
Substance Abuse

Social Tags:
Bizz buzz
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Computing
Education
Game.com
Health
Jeskola Buzz
Labor
Social Issues
Span and div
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

URL:
http://www.divo-game.com/content
http://www.ranj.com/content/werk/divos-buzz


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Social Skill Builder: My Community

"In contrast to other programs that focus primarily on in-school behaviors, My Community is all about enhancing a child's social skills and personal safety in the larger world outside the classroom

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Disorders and Disabilities
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Cognition
Education
Skill
Social psychology
Social skill
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/mycommunity.htm


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Every Body Has a Brain, Brain Train

"In Brain Train, children learn to appreciate how special and unique the brain is. You’re shown a sequence of pairs of items. One item in each pair has a brain and one does not.

Game genre:
Educational
Music/Dance

Health topic:
Anatomy
Brain

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Anatomy
Apple Inc.
Biology
Brain
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Education
IPhone
Le Cerveau
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Young Children

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morphonix-brain-train-lite/id412628358?mt=8
http://www.morphonix.com/every_body_has_a_brain.html


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Community College of Baltimore County

"Welcome to the Community College of Baltimore County, an exciting place to be. Our campuses are diverse, vibrant and alive with activity, and we invite you to become a part of the CCBC community. Whether you’re looking to obtain a degree, transfer to a four-year university, update your job skills or just take a course for fun, our faculty and staff are here for you. At CCBC you learn from the best – highly trained and credentialed faculty committed to student success."

Game genre:
Educational

Organization type:
Academic Institution

Social Tags:
Baltimore
Baltimore County, Maryland
Catonsville, Maryland
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Community College of Baltimore County
Education
Geography of the United States
Maryland
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Technology
United States

Services:
Courses
Professional Development
Scholarships

Calais Document Category:
Education
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

Organization expertise:
Higher Education

Location:
United States


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