A Virtual Environment based Serious Game to Support Health Education

Tiago Gomes; Tiago Abade; José Creissac Campos; Michael D.  Harriso; José Luís Silva

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A Virtual Environment based Serious Game to Support Health Education

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@ARTICLE{10.4108/amsys.1.3.e5,
    author={Tiago Gomes and Tiago Abade and Jos\^{e} Creissac Campos and  Michael D.  Harriso and Jos\^{e} Lu\^{\i}s Silva},
    title={A Virtual Environment based Serious Game to Support Health Education},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems},
    volume={1},
    number={3},
    publisher={ICST},
    journal_a={AMSYS},
    year={2014},
    month={3},
    keywords={Human Factors, Design, Health Education, Serious Games, Asthma, Virtual Environments},
    doi={10.4108/amsys.1.3.e5}
}

Tiago Gomes
Tiago Abade
José Creissac Campos
Michael D. Harriso
José Luís Silva
Year: 2014
A Virtual Environment based Serious Game to Support Health Education
AMSYS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/amsys.1.3.e5

Tiago Gomes¹, Tiago Abade¹, José Creissac Campos¹, Michael D. Harriso², José Luís Silva³^,*

1: Departamento de Informática/Universidade do Minho & HASLab/INESC TEC, Braga, Portugal
2: Newcastle University & Queen Mary University of London, UK
3: Madeira-ITI, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal

*Contact email: jose.l.silva@m-iti.org

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Human Factors, Design, Health Education, Serious Games, Asthma, Virtual Environments

Received: 1st Dec 2013
Accepted: 5th Feb 2014
Published: 4th Mar 2014
Publisher: ICST

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/amsys.1.3.e5

Copyright © 2014 Tiago Gomes et al., licensed to ICST. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.