We4Fit: A game with a purpose for behavior change

Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, CSCWD 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 83-88

  Pereira, Carla V ^a   Figueiredo, Gustavo ^a   Esteves, Maria Gilda P ^a   De Souza, Jano Moreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

behavior change; collaborative games; health; medicine 2.0; mobile games; persuasive technology; serious games

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COLLABORATIVE GAMES; MEDICINE 2.0; MOBILE GAMES; PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY; SERIOUS GAMES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84904622062     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CSCWD.2014.6846821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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