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Serious Games for Diabetes, Obesity, and Healthy Lifestyle
“Serious Games for Diabetes, Obesity, and Healthy Lifestyle,” a special symposium in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, features five research articles from grantees of RWJF's national program, Health Games Research. The issue is guest co-edited by Health Games Research National Program Director Debra Lieberman of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and by Deborah Thompson, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and research nutritionist with the Agricultural Research Service, the main in-house research arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The symposium contains five research articles that investigate design strategies and effects of health behavior change games aimed at motivating and supporting players’ physical activity. Four of the articles study exergames, such as Wii Fit, which require physical exertion as the interface to the game. Another article studies a technology-supported alternate reality game that challenges players to solve a mystery and, in the process, engage in physical activity in various locations in the community. These five research articles report on work funded by the Health Games Research national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio.
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Neuropsychological benefits of stationary bike exercise and a cybercycle exergame for older adults with diabetes: An exploratory analysis
Anderson-Hanley, C., Arciero, P., Westen, S., Nimon, J., & Zimmerman, E. (2012). Neuropsychological benefits of stationary bike exercise and a cybercycle exergame for older adults with diabetes: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6(4), 849-857.
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Novel approaches to obesity prevention: Effects of game enjoyment and game type on energy expenditure in active video games
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.
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Using an alternate reality game to increase physical activity and decrease obesity risk of college students
Johnston, J. D., Massey, A. P., & Marker-Hoffman R. L. (2012). Using an alternate reality game to increase physical activity and decrease obesity risk of college students. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6(4), 828-838.
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Two-player partnered exergame for obesity prevention: Using discrepancy in players’ abilities as a strategy to motivate physical activity
Feltz, D. L., Irwin, B., & Kerr, N. (2012). Two-player partnered exergame for obesity prevention: Using discrepancy in players' abilities as a strategy to motivate physical activity. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 6(4), 820-827.
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Motivating effects of cooperative exergame play for overweight and obese adolescents
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.
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Tuberculosis control learning games
Smith, I. (1993). Tuberculosis control learning games. Tropical Doctor, 23(3), 101-103.
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Designing games to educate diabetic children
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.
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Designing and remotely testing mobile diabetes video games
DeShazo, J., Harris, L., Turner, A., & Pratt, W. (2010). Designing and remotely testing mobile diabetes video games. J Telemed Telecare, 16(7), 378-372.
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Effective intervention or child's play? A review of video games for diabetes education
DeShazo, J., Harris, L., & Pratt, W. (2010). Effective intervention or child's play? A review of video games for diabetes education. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 12(10), 815-822.
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