title: Computer games may be good for your health: shifting healthcare behavior via interactive drama videogames.
abstract: There is increasing evidence that interactive learning systems have an important role in reducing health risks and improving general health status. This theater style demonstration is aimed at harnessing people's passions for videogames and the movies, and a major purpose of this research is to explore alternative ways for a game generator to help authors to introduce entertainment and free play as well as learning by teaching into role playing games and interactive dramas that are behavioral interventions in disguise.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. barryg@seas.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Barry G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mosley
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: Ransom
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimmel
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D018910:Video Games