What is a HealthGamesCamp?
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We'll play a multi-level game ... |
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... through which we will learn about the power of game dynamics ... |
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... and create games through 16 tracks (both digital and non-digital) ... |
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... that are crafted to create positive changes in health behavior. |
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HealthGamesCamp takes 2 afternoons ... |
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... with an extra morning session for digital game creation ... |
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... and frog design is hosting! |
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Register now! Space is limited!
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Tell Me More
Good health behaviors are important—sometimes lives depend on them.
But behaviors are hard to change. Old habits really do die hard.
Fortunately, there are games.
Games are a place where we embrace change, where we love being challenged, where even frustration isn't that bad.
As we immerse ourselves in games we voluntarily change our behaviors in order to win, and old habits melt away over time.
During HealthGamesCamp we collaboratively learn how games can be used to drive positive change in health behaviors.
HealthGamesCamp brings together multi-disciplinary teams for collaborative learning and co-creation.
The entire event is structured as a multi-level game out of which a variety of games or game prototypes are produced.
Both technical and non-technical attendees are involved throughout the weekend.
Some of the games will be non-digital—either board games, party games, script-based games, or alternative reality games—...
and some games will be digital—both web-based and mobile.
Together, we will learn, have fun, and create practical game solutions for real problems!
Who should attend?
You should! We'll have both physical games and digital games, so everybody can play and everyone can contribute to game creation.
- Health Care Practitioners and Professionals
- Public Health Professionals, Policy-makers, and Researchers
- Health Care Entrepreneurs and Innovators of all shapes and sizes
- Designers (Games, Industrial, Experience, Interaction, Events, Process, Instructional, Organizational)
- Design Strategist and Managers
- Design Ethnographers
- Developers (Games, Mobile, Web)
- Product Managers + Program Managers
- Behavioral Psychologists
- Visualization Gurus
- mHealth Gurus
- Change Agents + Leaders
- Educators + Academics involved in related research and/or teaching
- ANYBODY who is interested in improving health care outcomes
When?
Saturday + Sunday, December 11 + 12, 2010
Schedule:
Dec 11: 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Interactive Learning Session, Game Design Level I
[Dec 12: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm - Bonus implementation time for digital games]
Dec 12: 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Game Design Level II
Where Exactly?
frog design
660 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Map + Directions
Sponsors
Promotional Partners
Thank You!
Alex Tam for all of the coordination with the wonderful frog design, San Francisco team.
Organizers
David Schafran
Julian Keith Loren
Twitter Hashtag
#HealthGames
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[by Giorgio Baresi, frog design, Milano]
500m people will be using healthcare mobile applications by 2015" - research2guidance
[Via Alex Tam, frog design, San Francisco]
