Designing serious video games for health behavior change: Current status and future directions

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 807-811

  Thompson, Debbe ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Health; Serious video game; Theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FANTASY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NARRATIVE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIVACY; RECREATION; RISK; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; SELF CARE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84872471276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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