* The rise of games for first responders and medical professionals. Conference attendees will have an opportunity to play with 3DiTeams. Funded by the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), 3DiTeams was developed by Virtual Heroes with Duke University's Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center, and lets people interact with a fully 3D simulation of emergency health care environments ... Medical Cyberworlds is a startup in the process of creating an online multiplayer game to train doctors to communicate more effectively with their patients. Dr. Fred Kron, the founder and CEO of the company and Noah Falstein, the lead designer will present an update at the conference on the state of the project and discuss the challenging process of encouraging effective collaboration between physicians, academics, and game developers.
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Health Games Research is an $8.25 million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports outstanding research to enhance the quality and impact of interactive games used to improve health. The goal of the program is to advance the innovation, design, and effectiveness of health games and game technologies so that they help people improve their health-related behaviors and, as a result, achieve significantly better health outcomes. The program is directed by Debra Lieberman, Ph.D., communication researcher in the Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Program funding comes from RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio, which supports innovative ideas and projects that may lead to breakthroughs in the future of health and health care. Health Games Research focuses on interactive games that are delivered or supported by digital technology.
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Throughout history, breakthrough ideas have disrupted the status quo and revolutionized the world. What are the next breakthroughs that will improve our world and create advantages today for sustainability tomorrow? This November, at the 2008 Net Impact Conference, more than 1,800 graduate business students and professionals will come together to discuss a vast array of innovative ideas that will create social and environmental value for our future. Consider registering...
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This raises and interesting dilemma that I have seen in the work at USC's Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), where military applications are "also" repurposed for non-military applications.
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May be of interest for our class on health and technology
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looks like we'll have a full day of health, and also for games
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SMS-based sex education campaign in Indonesia
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TTC is a non-profit organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS education in sub-Sahran Africa
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SMS-based contest to increase HIV/AIDS knowledge and discussion in Kenya
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Mobile Phone Games to create HIV/AIDS awareness in Asia and Africa | Changemakers
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ICED! I Can End Deportation, a free, 3D downloadable game that teaches players about the unjust nature of U.S. immigration laws
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health Game Research
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