Monday, August 13, 2012

Games for Health Journal - Volume 1, Number 4

Table of Contents
http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/g4h/1/4

Original Articles

Acceptability of an Online Health Videogame to Improve Diet and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students: “Fitter Critters”; Kristin L. Schneider, John Ferrara, Bri Lance, Andrew Karetas, Susan Druker, Emily Panza, Barbara Olendzki, Victoria Andersen, and Lori Pbert
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0009

Improvements in Dynamic Balance Using an Adaptive Snowboard with the Nintendo Wii; Brendan Sullivan, Alexandra G. Harding, John Dingley, and Laura Z. Gras
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0006

Looking Similar Promotes Group Stability in a Game-Based Virtual Community, Catherine L. Lortie and Matthieu J. Guitton
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.00016

When Losing Means Winning: The Impact of Conflict in a Digital Game on Young Adults' Intentions to Get Protected from Cancer, Georges E. Khalil
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0017

A Comparison of Solo and Multiplayer Active Videogame Play in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy; Jennifer Howcroft, Darcy Fehlings, Virginia Wright, Karl Zabjek, Jan Andrysek, and Elaine Biddiss
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0015

Clinical Briefs

A Qualitative Study to Inform the Development of a Videogame for Adolescent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention; Kimberly Hieftje, Marjorie S. Rosenthal, Deepa R. Camenga, E. Jennifer Edelman, and Lynn E. Fiellin
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0025

Gamification and the Internet: Experts Expect Game Layers to Expand in the Future, with Positive and Negative Results; Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0027

Using Alice 2.0 to Design Games for People with Stroke, Rachel Proffitt, Caitlin Kelleher, M. Carolyn Baum, and Jack Engsberg
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0029

Using Games to Improve Functioning in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Jacqueline Pei and Kimberly Kerns
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0036

Importance of Patient Culture and Exergaming Design for Clinical Populations: A Case Series on Exercise Adherence in Soldiers with Depression; Greg M. Reger, Kevin M. Holloway, Joe Edwards, and Amanda Edwards-Stewart
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0014

Letter to the Editor
Games for Health: A Rookie’s Observations, Marc L. Demers

Interview
Using Health Games for Physical Therapy: An Interview with Ernie Medina, DrPH
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0028

Review
Fun and Games and Boredom; Richard Buday, Tom Baranowski, and Debbe Thompson
Link to abstract: //online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2012.0026

Roundtable Discussion
Game Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder Moderator: Bill Ferguson, Participants: Cay Anderson-Hanley, Micah O. Mazurek, Sarah Parsons, and Zachary Warren

Program Profile
The Road Not Traveled: The Role of Telehealth in the New Era of Mobile Healthcare, Terry Duesterhoeft