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This online game teaches players how to read the Braille alphabet. It is composed of several rounds each featuring three Braille letters that the player must memorize. Once players feel they have successfully memorized the letters, they can take a quiz in which they identify letters written in Braille.

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"In partnership with the UVM College of Medicine and Dr. Peter Bingham & Amanda Woods, the Emergent Media Center took an innovative approach to reaching children with Cystic Fibrosis by creating an electronic game prototype encouraging the improved adoption of breathing exercises and furthering the research into the effectiveness of such a game."

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Emergency is an online educational game that takes place during the aftermath of a serious disaster. Players assume the role of a doctor or volunteer who must help victims by uncovering medical items such as crutches, adhesive strips, and medicines that are hidden in the rubble. Players must work quickly because they only have a certain amount of time to find the items and appropriately distribute them among the victims.

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The Fit for Life badge is a Boy Scout badge that was created to help overcome barriers to maintaining a physically active lifestyle. Boy Scouts trying to attain this badge were given access to a Fit for Life web site that contained games and goal charts. These games are not currently available.

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GameWheels was developed to give patients suffering from spinal cord injuries the opportunity to exercise while playing an exergame. It can be used as a therapeutic tool for wheelchair users.

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The Green Grocer Puzzler is designed to educate children about the importance of eating healthy and nutritious foods. The goal is to find grocery items using a few tips and clues. This is a free, online game.

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Handigo contains a set of three mini-games designed to educate players about what it’s like to live with some type of impairment. Each mini-game addresses a different kind of handicap, and it is the goal of the player to overcome obstacles so they can make it to their destination before time runs out.

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Hazmat: Hotzone is a simulation game designed to train first responders to handle emergencies involving hazardous materials. Players experience a real hazmat emergency and use appropriate procedures to contain the situation. This game was build for play on PCs but is not currently available.

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Healthy Children, Healthy Homes is a malaria prevention game developed for children living in South Africa where the disease is quite prevalent. The game is designed to educate players about ways to protect themselves against malaria by presenting them with questions regarding malaria prevention. To win, players must answer the questions correctly. This game is not currently available.

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Houston is a mobile phone game designed to encourage physical activity. The game comes with a pedometer that counts the number of steps players take over a certain period of time. When that time is up, players’ step count is shared with friends and family so they can compare and compete with each other. This game is not currently available.

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"Imagine That! is a Simulation Game of Drinking-Related Choices created by Linda C. Lederman, Ph. D. Rutgers University."

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"Interactive Trauma Trainer demonstrated the benefits of game based learning for medical staff posted to a conflict zone. The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine and Human Factors Integration Defence Technology Centre commissioned the prototype."

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Master Motion is a project of the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center. A prototype Tai Chi game uses a wireless virtual reality system to track and record full body movements while producing an animated representation of the player. This game, which is not currently available, allows players to work out with a virtual trainer and receive constant feedback back on accuracy and progress.

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MIT Handheld Augmented Reality Simulations combine the real world around players with additional information provided by the game through a location-aware handheld computer. Players can move in their physical world, such as a zoo or museum, while gathering simulated data and investigating scenarios on the handheld computer. These games are not currently available.

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Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space is a serious game developed to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes. Players embark on a sci-fi adventure that incorporates behavioral modification theories to help players adopt healthier eating habits and engage in ample physical activity. This game is not currently available.

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"Using medical data from leading UK clinicians and automatic generation techniques, Patient Rescue supports health professionals to understand the signs of patient deterioration, use correct assessment protocols and intervene effectively."

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Personal Investigator is therapeutic game developed for tween and teens with depression and other mental health problems. Players assume the role of a detective who must help different characters solve their problems by tracking down clues that can lead to possible solutions. This PC game is not currently available.

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RU SURE? is a simulation game designed to engage students in thinking about their drinking. Players of this game will be faced with making alcohol-related decisions that can lead to serious consequences.

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"The Squire's Quest! 2 research project is the second iteration of the Children's Nutrition Research Center's highly acclaimed multimedia program Squire's Quest!, which was clinically proven to increase fruit, juice and vegetable consumption in elementary school children by one serving size. Eight animated characters interact with the player, a Squire, who must save the mediaeval Kingdom of Fivealot from the sneaky King Ssynster by meeting FJV goals and earning enough badges to become a Knight."

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Squires Quest! was developed to help encourage children to eat healthier foods. Players assume the role of a squire training to become knights who abolish invaders threatening to destroy all the fruits and vegetables. At the end of each level, players can learn about the importance of healthy eating and ways to make meals that incorporate fruits and vegetables. This game is not currently available.

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Rutgers University and The State University of New Jersey developed this software program and gaming glove designed to help patients recover hand function after experiencing a stroke. This virtual rehabilitation system is based on the Microsoft Xbox . The gaming glove can aid patients while they engage in finger flexing and manipulating the images on the screen.

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Super Sleuths is an educational game designed to teach seventh grade students about science and scientific exploration. Played on Nintendo DS, players can uncover scientific mysteries as they collect and analyze data, come up with hypotheses, utilize scientific instruments, and solve problems. This game is not currently available.

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Secret agents are on a mission to uncover information about asthma management in The Asthma Files. While engaging in problem-solving activities and quizzes, players can learn ways to managing asthma and avoid asthmatic triggers. This game is not currently available.

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"When a legendary ancient king returns to enslave the world, a young boy named Oz must awaken the hero within. Oz is a descendent of a powerful line of warrior-wizards known as The Maji and will have to master his powers in order to save the world. But this young hero faces two challenges, for he has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and before he can master his magic he must first master his blood sugar.

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"Nonprofit medicine research and education company The Cooper Institute is fighting childhood obesity with The Quest to Lava Mountain, an educational game targeted at grade school children. The game is described as an exploration-based adventure with avatar customization that teaches children proper nutritional habits. It is part of the NutriGram program, an interactive educational initiative funded by the Texas Department of Agriculture."

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This relaxation game that employs calming music and vibrantly-colored geometric shapes that move in synchrony. Using a computer mouse, players gently move the cursor in a way that flows gracefully with the other shapes and sounds. While immersed in this game, players may experience feelings of relaxation, contentment, and even euphoria.

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Triage Trainer is a simulation game developed to train first responders on catastrophe protocols and prioritization of casualties. In the game, players are emergency responders thrown into action just after a catastrophe. It is the players’ job to find and label casualties based on the severity of injury. This game is not currently available.

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This online educational game is designed to teach and warn players about the risk of triggers can lead to poor eating choices when dieting. The game addresses many problems individuals may come across when trying to lose weight and offers tips and strategies for staying on track and not giving in to temptation. 

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Watch, Discover, Think, and Act is a computer game designed to educate children about how to properly manage their asthma. The game focuses on enhancing self-management skills and behaviors to reduce hospital visits and reduce the flaring of symptoms. Players of this game will gain knowledge and information related to asthma and learn how to manage the onset of an attack. This game is not currently available.

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Wee Willie Wheezie is an interactive PC game designed to educate children about asthma and effective strategies for managing it. Players assume the role of an asthmatic character and must make their way through a dangerous environment while avoiding asthmatic triggers and collecting medications.

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In Winds of Orbis, players of all ages can occupy the shoes of a virtual hero while exploring a world filled with puzzles, spells, and enemies to overcome. Using a floor pad, Wii remote, and nunchuck, players can climb, walk, jump, punch, slide, and otherwise engage in the activities the game character experiences. This game was developed by the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center and is not currently available.