Teens

Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon

In a side-scrolling Nintendo console adventure game, players guide experimental surgeon Rex Ronan as he shrinks to near-microscopic size, enters the body of his patient who is dying from tobacco-

Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational

Health topic:
Prevention
Smoking

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Addiction
Cancer
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Cigarette
Health effects of tobacco
Human behavior
Medicine
Nicotine
Rex
Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon
Ronan the Accuser
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Technology
Tobacco
Tobacco smoking
Tyrannosaurus

tagthenet categories:
adventure
body
Experimental
game
guide
Nintendo
patient
size
smoking
Surgeon

Game platform:
Game Console

Target Population:
General Audience

Person:
Rex Ronan
Rex Ronan Teaches


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Snack Dash

Snack Dash is an educational game by the School Food Trust designed to teach children about the importance of healthy eating and exercise. The goal of this free, online game is to collect healthy food items while racing around a course and avoiding enemies. Players must keep their energy levels up to finish the race.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Dietetics
Eating
Healthy diet
Nutrition
Snack food
Technology

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Industry Term:
food

Game platform:
Internet


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Space Wranglers

In Space Wranglers, players are presented with multiple-choice questions about drugs. Each possible answer is highlighted on a colored asteroid; players must shoot the correct asteroid while dodging others. This free, online game was developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Anatomy
Smoking
Substance Abuse

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
Technology

URL:
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/havefun/wrangler

Game platform:
Internet

Target Population:
Teens


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Supershagland

Supershagland is an adventure game created for World's AIDS Day that seeks to educate and raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS virus. The game emphasizes the importance of condom use and other safe ways to avoid contracting the disease. Players navigate through the adventure while collecting items that can be used to help prevent and reduce the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. This game is not currently available.

Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational

Health topic:
Prevention
Sexual Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Target Population:
Adults
Teens
Young Adults

Social Tags:
AIDS
Biology
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Condom
HIV
HIV/AIDS
Medicine
Microbiology
Safe sex
Social Issues
Technology

URL:
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102254054.html
http://www.adult-flash-games.com/game/super-shag-land

Game platform:
Internet


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Social Skill Builder: School Rules! Volume 1

School Rules! is a software program designed to educate tweens and teens about appropriate behaviors in and 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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Skill
Technology
Windows games
XML

Game platform:
Computer

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

Operating System:
Macintosh

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens


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Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama

Sickle Cell Slime-O-Rama is intended to help children with sickle cell disease feel better about themselves and gain a greater understanding of their condition.Players are contestants on a game sho

Game genre:
Educational
Quiz/Trivia

Health topic:
Disorders and Disabilities

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Biology
Blood disorders
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Disaster
Entertainment
Genetic disorders
Health
Labor
Medicine
Psychoeducation
Sickle
Sickle-cell disease
Slime mold
Social Issues
Technology

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

URL:
http://sicklecell.starlight.org

Game platform:
Internet


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Trauma Center: New Blood

In this simulation game for the Nintendo Wii, players are surgeons who must successfully perform operations on patients before their vitals fall to zero. The game includes a variety of medical cases and conditions that players must treat to advance. While performing surgery, players have to properly utilize surgical tools and machines if they are to save the lives of their patients.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Cognition
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Atlus
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Emergency medicine
Games
History of video games
Nintendo
Surgery
Technology
Trauma Center
Video games

Game platform:
Game Console

URL:
http://www.atlus.com/tcnb

Technology:
simulation

Target Population:
Teens


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Trauma Center: Under the Knife

Trauma Center: Under the Knife is a simulation game for the Nintendo DS that allows players to experience what itis like to be a doctor trying to save lives while being surrounded by medical drama. Players of this game will be introduced to a variety of surgical tools and will be taught modern medical techniques as they diagnose, treat, and operate on patients.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Cognition
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Atlus
Emergency medicine
History of video games
Medicine
Technology
The Sufferer & the Witness
Trauma Center
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.atlus.com/tcutk

Operating System:
Nintendo DS

Technology:
simulation

Target Population:
Teens


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Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

In this sequel to Trauma Center: Under the Knife, players assume the role of a surgeon who must perform an operation in each chapter in order to advance in the game. Players are presented with a variety of medical cases that require different surgical procedures and treatments. Surgical tools such as needles, scalpels, and forceps are available to players while performing operations.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Cognition
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Atlus
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Emergency medicine
Medicine
Scalpel
Technology
The Sufferer & the Witness
Trauma Center
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
Video games

Game platform:
Handheld Device

URL:
http://www.atlus.com/tcutk2

Target Population:
Teens


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Wally Bear and the NO! Gang

Wally Bear and the NO! Gang is an educational game designed to teach and encourage children to say no to drugs and alcohol. The goal is for players to overcome obstacles and find Wally Bear’s friends for a party. At times, players come across characters trying to convince them to do drugs and join a gang but using the word “no” helps players escape those dangerous situations.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Prevention
Smoking
Substance Abuse

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Advergames
American Video Entertainment
Bear
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Computing
Entertainment
Games
Technology
Wally Bear and the NO! Gang
Wally the Green Monster

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Game platform:
Game Console

URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Bear_and_the_NO!_Gang
http://www.mobygames.com/game/wally-bear-and-the-no-gang


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