Game

Symptom Scenes

"Symptom Scenes is an arcade game featuring a cast of cute characters suffering from Meningitis or Septicaemia. It's a race against time to recognize the symptoms and save as many as you can!

Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational
Entertainment
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Emergency Response
Infectious Disease
Public Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Download
Free
Online

Target Population:
Adults
Children
General Audience
Health Care Professionals
Young Children

tagthenet categories:
age
App
arcade
education
Emergency
game
Hospital
Learning
Life
Meningitis
nbsp
race
Response
Scenes
Septicaemia
Symptom
Symptoms
time

Social Tags:
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Medical emergencies
Meningitis
Symptom
Technology
XML

Game platform:
Handheld Device
Multi-Platform


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Pain Tricks

"A colourful collection of tricks to make medical procedures less scary and sore. For kids and grown ups too!

 

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cancer
Cognition
Injuries and Rehabilitation
Pain
Public Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Download
Free
Online

tagthenet categories:
App
Children
collection
course
disease
Distraction
Doctor
game
health
Help
Info
injection
nbsp
Pain
Parents
procedure
time
Touch
Tricks

Social Tags:
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Medicine
Pain
Pain management
Technology

Target Population:
Children
General Audience
Health Care Professionals

Game platform:
Handheld Device
Multi-Platform


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Novel approaches to obesity prevention: Effects of game enjoyment and game type on energy expenditure in active video games

APA Reference: 

Lyons, E. J., Tate, D. F., Komoski, S. E., Carr, P. M., & Ward, D. S. (2012). Novel approaches to obesity prevention: Effects of game enjoyment and game type on energy expenditure in active video games. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6(4), 839-848.

Author(s): 
Lyons, E. J.
Tate, D. F.
Komoski, S. E.
Carr, P. M.
Ward, D. S.
Year: 
2012
Journal: 
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss

Target Population:
Adults
General Audience
Young Adults

Social Tags:
Bariatrics
Body shape
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Health
Medicine
Metabolic disorders
Nutrition
Obesity
Physical exercise
Technology

Industry Term:
energy
Obesity Prevention

Game platform:
Game Console

Publication type:
Journal Article

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Tags for: Novel approaches to obesity prevention: Effects of game enjoyment and game type on energy expenditure in active video games

Exercise and Fitness, Obesity and Weight Loss, Adults, General Audience, Young Adults, Bariatrics, Body shape, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Health, Medicine, Metabolic disorders, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical exercise, Technology, energy, Obesity Prevention, Game Console, Journal Article, Technology

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Motivating effects of cooperative exergame play for overweight and obese adolescents

APA Reference: 

Staiano, A. E., Abraham, A. A., & Calvert, S. L. (2012). Motivating effects of cooperative exergame play for overweight and obese adolescents. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6(4), 812-819.

Author(s): 
Staiano, A. E.
Abraham, A. A.
Calvert, S. L.
Year: 
2012
Journal: 
Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss

Social Tags:
Bariatrics
Body shape
CDATA
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Energy balance
Health
Medical education
Medicine
Metabolic disorders
Nutrition
Obesity
Overweight

Target Population:
Children
General Audience
Young Adults

Game platform:
Game Console

Publication type:
Journal Article

Company:
Staiano A. E.


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Adventures aboard the S.S.GRIN

"Geared toward 3rd to 5th grade students with social-behavioral problems, Adventures aboard the S.S.GRIN links the worlds of social skills training and interactive technology.

Game genre:
Educational
Simulation

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Mental Health
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Not Currently Available

tagthenet categories:
Adventures
behavior
change
development
difficulty
game
Geared
grade
Institute
Interactive
Learning
perspective
player
Problems
Self-esteem
Skills
Social
technology
training

Social Tags:
Behavior
CDATA
Self-esteem
Social psychology
Social skills
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer
Internet


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Jennifer Ann's Group

"Jennifer Ann's Group is an Atlanta-based NGO that has been working to prevent teen dating violence since 2006.

Game genre:
Educational

Social Tags:
Atlanta
CDATA
Dating
Domestic violence
Jennifer Ann Crecente
Jennifer Ann's Group
Technology
Teen dating violence

City:
Atlanta

Organization expertise:
Awareness
Teen Violence Prevention

Services:
Game Design Contest
Teen Violence Resources

Target Population:
General Audience
Pre-Teens
Teens

Game platform:
Internet

Organization type:
Non-Profit
Private Company

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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SuperBetter

"SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Health Care and Medicine
Social Issues and Skills
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

tagthenet categories:
ability
face
game
health
illness
injury
nbsp
resilience
science
SuperBetter
tool

Social Tags:
CDATA
Motivation
National security
Optimism
Positive psychology
Psychological resilience
Resilience
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet


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Malaria

"The Mosquito and Parasite educational games and related reading, are based on the 1902 and 1907 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Infectious Disease

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Apicomplexa
DDT
Malaria
Mosquito
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Technology

tagthenet categories:
blood
control
guide
Malaria
mission
Mosquito
Nobel
Parasite
Prize
reading

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/malaria/index.html

Game platform:
Internet


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Tuberculosis control learning games

APA Reference: 

Smith, I. (1993). Tuberculosis control learning games. Tropical Doctor, 23(3), 101-103.

Author(s): 
Smith, I.
Year: 
1993
Journal: 
Tropical Doctor
Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

Position:
Author

Social Tags:
CDATA
Doctor
Document
Tuberculosis
XML

Target Population:
Health Care Professionals

Publication type:
Journal Article


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Tuberculosis - Experiments & Discoveries

"Robert Koch proved definitively that the dreaded disease tuberculosis is caused by specific bacteria. How did he do it?

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Bacteria
CDATA
Infectious disease
Microbiology
Robert Koch
Staining
Technology
Tuberculosis

tagthenet categories:
Discoveries
disease
game
glass
nbsp
slide
Staining
technique
today
Tuberculosis

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Person:
Robert Koch


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