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Video games and health

Author/s:

Griffiths, M.

Citation:

 

Griffiths, M. (2005). Video games and health. British Medical Journal, 331, 122-123.


Keywords:

addiction; adults; aggression; children; ehealth; obesity; pain; patients; rehabilitation; therapy

Health Topic:

Health Care and Medicine

Target Population:

General Audience

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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Video games as physiotherapy

Author/s:

Szer, J.

Citation:

Szer, J. (1983). Video games as physiotherapy. The Medical Journal of Australia, 1(9), 401-402.


Keywords:

adolescents; rehabilitation; teens; therapy; tweens

Health Topic:

Injuries and Rehabilitation

Target Population:

Pre-Teens; Teens

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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Video games: A route to large-scale STEM education?

Author/s:

Mayo, M. J.

Citation:

Mayo, M. J. (2009). Video games: A route to large-scale STEM education? Science, 323(5910), 79-82.


Keywords:

adolescents; educational; elearning; engineering; interactivity; learning; math; teens

Health Topic:

Health Care and Medicine

Target Population:

General Audience

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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Virtual reality cue reactivity assessment: A case study in a teen smoker

Author/s:

Bordnick, P. S. ; Brooks, J.; Copp, H. L. ; Graap, K. M. ; Traylor, A. C.

Citation:

Bordnick, P. S., Traylor, A. C., Graap, K. M., Copp, H. L., & Brooks, J. (2005). Virtual reality cue reactivity assessment: A case study in a teen smoker. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 30(3), 187-193.

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Virtual reality training for health-care professionals

Author/s:

Castelnuovo, G. ; Gaggioli, A. ; Mantovani, F. ; Riva, G.

Citation:

Mantovani, F., Castelnuovo, G., Gaggioli, A., & Riva, G. (2003). Virtual reality training for health-care professionals. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 6(4), 389-395.

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VR meets physical therapy

Author/s:

Bowman, T.

Citation:

Bowman, T. (1997). VR meets physical therapy.Communications of the ACM, 40(8), 59-60.


Keywords:

coordination; patients; therapy; virtual reality

Health Topic:

Injuries and Rehabilitation

Target Population:

General Audience

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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Weblogs, social software, and new interactivity on the web

Author/s:

Kennedy, R. S.

Citation:

 

Kennedy, R. S. (2004). Weblogs, social software, and new interactivity on the web. Psychiatric Services, 55(3), 247-249.


Keywords:

interactivity; online; online gaming; social gaming; social networking

Health Topic:

Social Issues and Skills

Target Population:

General Audience

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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Well played: Interpreting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Author/s:

Davidson, D.

Citation:

Davidson, D. (2008). Well played: interpreting prince of persia: the sands of time. Games and Culture, 3(4), 356-386.


Keywords:

design/development; game play; immersion; young adults

Health Topic:

Social Issues and Skills

Target Population:

General Audience

Publication Type:

Journal Article

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