eHealth

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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Education
Health
Health care
Labor
Saskatoon
Social Issues
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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National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media

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Description: 

Hosted by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “this conference brings together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state government and the private sector, and provides a forum for collegial dialogue within and across these disciplines. The conference is an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues and shape the future of health communication, marketing, and media practice.”

City: 
Atlanta
State: 
Georgia
Date: 
August 9-11, 2011
Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference
Meet-up

Social Tags:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health communication
Medicine
Technology

Organization:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchcmm

Position:
Private

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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Serious Games on the Move International Conference

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Description: 

Serious Games on the Move International Conference focuses on the production of games that can be used for more than just entertainment and seeks to explore game software applications for education and training purposes.

Organization: 
City: 
Cambridge
State: 
England
Date: 
June 23-24, 2008
Game genre:
Educational

Conference type:
Conference

Social Tags:
Anglia Ruskin University
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Document
Serious game
Technology
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Facility:
Anglia Ruskin University

Events Facts:
Contact Details

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.inspire.anglia.ac.uk/serious/index.html

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United Kingdom


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Meaningful Play

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Description: 

“Meaningful Play brings scholars and industry professionals together to understand and improve upon games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade in meaningful ways. The conference will include thought-provoking keynotes from leaders in academia and industry, peer-reviewed paper presentations, panel sessions (including academic and industry discussions), innovative workshops, roundtable discussions, and exhibitions of games and prototypes.”

Organization: 
City: 
East Lansing
State: 
Michigan
Date: 
October 18-20, 2012
Game genre:
Educational

Conference type:
Conference
Workshop

Social Tags:
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Document
Geography of Michigan
Geography of the United States
Ingham County, Michigan
Lansing, Iowa
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area
Meaningful play
Michigan
Michigan State University
Technology
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Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://meaningfulplay.msu.edu

Province Or State:
Michigan

Facility:
Michigan State University

Organization:
Michigan State University

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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MODSIM World Conference & Expo

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Description: 

“MODSIM WORLD is a unique multi-disciplinary International Conference & Exposition for the exchange of modeling & simulation knowledge, research, and technology across industry, government, and academia.”

City: 
Virginia Beach
State: 
Virginia
Date: 
October 11-14, 2011
Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Conference type:
Conference
Expo

Social Tags:
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Simulation
Technology
Virginia
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Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.modsimworldconference.com

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Technology:
simulation

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States

Province Or State:
Virginia


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Attack of the S. Mutans!

"Attack of the S. Mutans! is a multi-level adventure game in stereo Firsthand 3D for a team of five players per pod. Lab equipment includes polarized "safety" 3D goggles and hand-held game controllers that keep the play intuitive, dynamic and engaging."

Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Dental Health

Social Tags:
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Streptococcus mutans
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

URL:
http://attackofthemutans.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv44iSgTezU&feature=player_embedded

Game platform:
Other


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It's time to eat! Using mobile games to promote healthy eating

APA Reference: 

Pollak, J., Gay, G., Byrne, S., Wagner, E., Retelny, D., & Humphreys, L. (2010). It's time to eat! Using mobile games to promote healthy eating. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 9(3), 21-27.

Author(s): 
Pollak, J.
Gay, G.
Byrne, S.
Wagner, E.
Retelny, D.
Humphreys, L.
Year: 
2010
Journal: 
IEEE Pervasive Computing
Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

Position:
Author

Social Tags:
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Ubiquitous computing
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Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

Game platform:
Handheld Device

Publication type:
Journal Article

Location:
United States


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Healthy video gaming: Oxymoron or possibility?

APA Reference: 

Yang, S. P., Smith, B. K., & Graham, G. M. (2008). Healthy video gaming: Oxymoron or possibility? Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 4(4).

Type of Publication: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Yang, S. P.
Smith, B. K.
Graham, G. M.
Year: 
2008
Journal: 
Innovate: Journal of Online Education
Game genre:
Music/Dance
Sports

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss

Social Tags:
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XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

Game platform:
Game Console

Publication type:
Journal Article

Location:
United States

Company:
Yang S. P.


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Virtual Iraq

"Virtual Iraq is a set of virtual reality environments created to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) combat service men and

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Disorders and Disabilities
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Target Population:
Adults
Young Adults

Social Tags:
Clinical psychology
Iraq
Iraq War
Medicine
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Reality
Technology
Virtual reality
Virtual reality therapy

Game platform:
Computer

URL:
http://www.virtuallybetter.com/IraqOverview.html

Technology:
virtual reality


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Games for Health Europe

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Description: 

"Games for Health Europe is an official licensing partner of Games For Health, has access to a Games For Health community of 6.000 members, 200 companies & 10.000 medical professionals in Europe. We expect 500+ attendees and offer accreditation for medical professionals."

City: 
Amsterdam
Date: 
October 24-25, 2011
Game genre:
Multi-Genre

Health topic:
Disorders and Disabilities
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition
Health Care and Medicine

Conference type:
Conference

Social Tags:
Business
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Medicine
Technology
XML

Calais Document Category:
Business
Technology

Continent:
Europe

Region:
Europe

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Game platform:
Multi-Platform

Location:
The Netherlands


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