A virtual environment based serious game to support health education
APEX was developed as a framework for ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) prototyping through virtual environments. In this paper the framework is used as a platform for developing a serious game designed to instruct and to inform. The paper describes the Asthma game, a game aimed at raising awareness am...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/34737 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/34737 |
| Summary: | APEX was developed as a framework for ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) prototyping through virtual environments. In this paper the framework is used as a platform for developing a serious game designed to instruct and to inform. The paper describes the Asthma game, a game aimed at raising awareness among children of asthma triggers in the home. It is designed to stimulate a healthier life-style for those with asthma and respiratory problems. The game was developed as the gamification of a checklist for the home environment of asthma patients. |
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