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SIGGRAPH - International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

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Description: 

“…the best place in the world to experience the explosive evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques. See, meet, and interact with the "People Behind the Pixels" who are creating the next wave of international excellence in research, animation, art, software, visualization, hardware, games, visual effects, and education. Gain amazing insights, enrich your skill set, and expand your worldwide contacts.”

Organization: 
City: 
Los Angeles
State: 
California
Date: 
August 5-9, 2012
Conference type:
Conference

Social Tags:
ACM SIGGRAPH
Association for Computing Machinery
Computer graphics
Computer science
Graphics
Science
SIGGRAPH
Technology
Visualization
Year of birth missing

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Computer Graphics

Events Facts:
Contact Details

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2011

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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Computer and Sport

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Computer and Sport is an exhibition that provides visitors with an inside look into state-of-the-art developments in computer-based technology that are being implemented into the sporting world.

City: 
Paderborn
Date: 
January 18 - July 5, 2009
Game genre:
Simulation
Sports

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness

Conference type:
Expo

Social Tags:
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Heinz Nixdorf
Paderborn
Technology

Game platform:
Computer

Target Population:
General Audience

Location:
Germany

URL:
http://www.computer-sport.org

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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E3 Expo

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“The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) owns and operates the E3 Expo. The ESA is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet. The ESA offers a range of services to interactive entertainment software publishers including a global anti-piracy program, business and consumer research, government relations and intellectual property protection efforts.”

City: 
Los Angeles
State: 
California
Date: 
June 5-7, 2012
Game genre:
Entertainment

Conference type:
Expo

Social Tags:
Business
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Electronic Entertainment Expo
Entertainment
Entertainment for All
Entertainment Software Association
Technology
Video game console
Year of birth missing

Game platform:
Computer
Game Console
Internet

Technology:
ESA

Target Population:
General Audience

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
United States


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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
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Self-esteem
Social psychology
Social skills
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer
Internet


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Designing games to educate diabetic children

APA Reference: 

Chen, G., Baghaei, N., Sarrafzadeh, A., Manford, C., Marshall, S., & Court, G. (2011). Designing games to educate diabetic children. In Proceedings of the 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (Auckland, New Zealand), DIS '08. New York, NY: ACM, 72-75.

Author(s): 
Chen, G.
Baghaei, N.
Sarrafzadeh, A.
Manford, C.
Marshall, S.
Court, G.
Year: 
2011
Journal: 
Proceedings of the 23rd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
Health topic:
Diabetes

Location:
Australia

Social Tags:
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Human–computer interaction
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Target Population:
Children
Patients
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer

Publication type:
Journal Article

Tags for: Designing games to educate diabetic children

Diabetes, Australia, CDATA, Human–computer interaction, XML, Children, Patients, Young Children, Computer, Journal Article

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The promise of exergames as tools to measure physical health

APA Reference: 

Staiano, A.E. & Calvert, S. L. (2011). The promise of exergames as tools to measure physical health. Entertainment Computing, 2(1), 17-21.

Author(s): 
Staiano, A.E.
Calvert, S. L.
Year: 
2011
Journal: 
Entertainment Computing
Game genre:
Educational
Exergame

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Health Care and Medicine

Game platform:
Arcade
Computer
Game Console
Handheld Device
Internet
Multi-Platform
Other

Social Tags:
CDATA
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

Publication type:
Journal Article

Company:
Staiano A. E.


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Interactivity and reward-related neural activation during a serious videogame

APA Reference: 

Cole, S.W., Yoo, D.J., Knutson, B. (2012) Interactivity and reward-related neural activation during a serious videogame. PLoS ONE, 7(3), e33909.

Author(s): 
Cole, S.W.
Yoo, D.J.
Knutson, B.
Year: 
2012
Journal: 
PLoS ONE
Game genre:
Action/Adventure
Educational
Entertainment
Fighting
Shooter

Health topic:
Cancer

Social Tags:
Academia
CDATA
Open access journals
Open content
PLoS ONE
Public Library of Science
Publishing
XML
Yoo

Game platform:
CD/DVD
Computer

Position:
D.J.

Publication type:
Journal Article

Person:
Knutson
Yoo

Events Facts:
Person Career

Published Medium:
PLoS ONE

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens
Young Adults


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Ayogo Games, Inc.

At Ayogo, we’re helping people change their lives, one fun social game at a time.

Target Population:
Adults
Children
General Audience
Pre-Teens
Seniors
Teens
Young Adults

Organization type:
Animation Studio
Private Company
Software Company
Video Game Company
Web Developer

Social Tags:
Apple Inc.
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Computing
Facebook
IPhone
IPod
ITunes
Multi-touch
Portable media players
Technology
World Wide Web

Game platform:
CD/DVD
Computer
Handheld Device
Internet
Multi-Platform
Other

Services:
Cloud-based hosting
Education games
Game Design
Health games
Mobile Applications
Social Media Applications
Software Development

Organization expertise:
Game Development
Gamification

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Location:
Vancouver


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The Immune System Defender

“In this game, you are a trainee soldier of the Immune System Defense Forces, defending a human against bacterial infection. You have two missions to complete.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Health topic:
Immune System

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online

Social Tags:
Bacteria
Biology
Dendritic cell
Granulocyte
Immune system
Immunology
Macrophage
Medicine
Phagocyte
Technology
Testicular immunology
White blood cell

Target Population:
Children

Game platform:
Computer

URL:
http://nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/immunity


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Vitamin B1

“The Chicken Farm educational game and related reading are based on the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online

Social Tags:
Adolphe Vorderman
B vitamins
Beriberi
CDATA
Christiaan Eijkman
Coenzymes
Health
Malnutrition
Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nutrition
Technology
Thiamine
Vitamins

Target Population:
Children
Health Care Professionals
Young Children

Game platform:
Computer


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