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Missing

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Missing

Website

Missing teaches players about the risks of interacting with strangers on the Internet. The game presents a story about a kid who went missing after leaving to meet a person they had met online. Players must work with a detective to rescue the kid and capture the predator before it is too late.

Food Fury

Developer:

Food Fury

Website

It's Your Game...Keep It Real

Developer:

It's Your Game...Keep It Real

Website

"It's Your Game.. Keep It Real is a classroom and computer based HIV, STI and pregnancy prevention program for 7th and 8th grade students. It consists of 50 minute lessons and integrates group base classroom activities with personalized journaling, and individual tailored activities that are computer based."

Choices: What Would I Do? - The New Kid

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Choices: What Would I Do? - The New Kid

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The Balanced Plate Game

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The Balanced Plate Game

Website

The Balanced Plate Game is a free, online educational game designed to teach children about the food groups and the importance of eating balanced meals. The game presents players with an empty plate that is divided into sections that represent the groups in the food pyramid. Player are given a variety of foods that must be placed in the correct section.

EnviroRisk

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EnviroRisk

Website

EnviroRisk is a problem-solving game in which players serve as a public health professional investigating an environmental health problem. Players solve several cases in this web-based game developed by the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Use of goals and dramatic elements in behavioral training of children with ASD

Author/s:

Barakova, E. ; Feijs, L.; Gillesen, J.

Citation:

Barakova, E., Gillesen, J., & Feijs, L. (2008). Use of goals and dramatic elements in behavioral training of children with ASD. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (Chicago, Illinois, June 11 - 13, 2008). IDC '08. New York, NY: ACM.

Dining Decisions

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Dining Decisions

Website

Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dining Decisions is a free, online game designed to teach children about appropriate food choices and portions. Set in a cafeteria, players choose from various foods to learn about the healthy ways to enjoy that food.