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OVERVIEW OF SERIOUS GAMES (PART 2)

Health

Asthma Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus 45% reduction in crises Diabetes Packy and Marlon 70% reduction in crises

Pain Management Free Dive Snow. World

Rehabilitation: PTSD § § § Full Spectrum Warrior Tailor environments to traumatic experience Relive as much as can tolerate Significant results

Physical Therapy § § § Injury Surgery Stroke Alzheimer Parkinson’s Burns More fun = more time

New Healthier Behaviors § DDR § Treatment for obesity in West Virginia § Workout mode tracks calories burned § Phys Ed classes in universities (Brandeis, Mt Holyoke, Caltech) and high school (NY) § More recently: i. Dance 2

Exergaming § Started with Wii § Wii Fit § EA Active § § § Now on Kinect (Microsoft, Nike) § Playstation Move § § And smartphones § Zombies Run! § Better than videos? Are these games? Does it matter?

Games With A Purpose

Jane Mc. Gonigal Gaming can make a better world TED talk

The Big Idea There are things that people can do better than machines There are lots of people with a bit of time The more people, the more diversity, the more different approaches Crowdsourcing!

Two Examples FOLDIT Folding Proteins Goal: to fold a protein according to constraints at the lowest energy level Recent: Misfolding and Alzheimer’s Ete. RNA: for RNA GWAP Knowledge Gathering Various Games Human association Image tagging

Social Impact Games

Social Change: Opinions § § § § Letters to the editor Articles Books Television shows Documentaries Movies Web Sites § § § § Blogs Radio shows Music Paintings Sculptures Photographs Signs

Social Change Transform Awareness Commentary § Peace. Maker § Garbage Glut § 3 rd World Farmer § Darfur is Dying § Waco Resurrection

Art Games

Art Games Artists, sculptors, writers, musicians, photographers … and game developers What if the purpose of the game is to delight? make you think? Example: Winterbells

Business

Advergames § § § Casual games Viral advertising Draw to get people to web sites § Increase brand recognition §

Facebook Games Why? Earn money Market research Promote other games EA significant presence Madden Spore Island Pet Society (acquired Playfish in November)

Resources

Some Interesting Web Sites § The Educational Game Database § Games for Change § Marc Prensky