Enhancing healthy habits among overweight and obese children through Serious Games: Review and Technical Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v2i1.61Keywords:
Enhancing healthy habits, Interactivity, Obesity, Serious GamesAbstract
Obesity that begins in childhood results in excess adult mortality estimated at between 50 and 80%. The medical community developed an understanding of obesity as a chronic condition that must be managed on an ongoing basis. An integrated system based on ICT, including games adapted to the age and profile of the children and youth can be the key to support them and their families in the prevention of obesity and the acquisition of healthy habits. Important societal and economic impact is foreseen from the adoption of these technologies. In this paper, Serious Games will be research to remark its potential for fostering desirable health-related behaviors through motivational reinforcement, personalized teaching approaches, and social networking as well as more effective utilization of obesity-related nutrition and lifestyle information.
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Enhancing healthy habits among overweight and obese children through Serious Games: Review and Technical Analysis. (2015). International Journal of Serious Games, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v2i1.61
