Games for Health Conference 2008 announced

Games have so much more potential than just fun; in fact we’ve known for a while now that games can be used to improve our health – mentally and physically. This is the goal of the Games for Health project which will be holding its fourth annual conference next year. Registration is currently open at their website. Check the full article for more details on the event.

Games have so much more potential than just fun; in fact we’ve known for a while now that games can be used to improve our health – mentally and physically. This is the goal of the Games for Health project which will be holding its fourth annual conference next year.

Registration is currently open at the Games for Health website. The event will be held on May 8 to 9 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland, and prior to that the project will also hold a two day-long event “devoted to virtual worlds and health.”

The conference will feature 30 sessions and an expo and whose activities will include events centered on:

• Exergaming & Rehabitainment
• Health Behavior Change
• Disease Management & Education
• Public Health Messaging & Patient Communication
• Cognitive Health
• Training and Management Sims & Occupational Recruitment
• Accessibility for Games & Disability-Focused Games
• Epidemiology
• Pain Distraction & Stress Relief
• CyberPsychology
• Entertainment Games About Health or Substantial Health-Related Play
• Health Effects of Games
• First Responders & Mass Casualty Training
• Medical Informatics & Health Data Collection
• Virtual Patients
• Interface & Visualization Applications
• Personal Health & Electronic Medical Record Systems