“I admit to a fascination with Health 2.0. I see it as the place where a lot of the things that look promising in health care and technology are all mashing together.
As a follower of developments in both the health 2.0 movement and the gaming industry, I came across the following article that piqued my interest. It deals with the deal reached between Netflix and Microsoft to facilitate movie downloads to those using the XBOX Live network.”
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James A. Cooley, The Health Care Blog, 08 August 2008
Tagged: games, health 2.0 and Health Information Technology
; posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 7:57 am
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“The Wii system is an excellent, affordable way of simulating activity that rehab providers can provide, particularly to geriatric patients,” said Gregg Altobella, president of the National Association of Rehabilitation Providers and Agencies, based in Tampa, Fla. “Its popularity is growing rapidly.”
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A.J. Panian, Tribune Review, 28 July 2008
Tagged: games, rehabilitation and video
; posted on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 at 8:13 am
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“Computer games offer an exciting and engaging way of helping older people with dementia keep their brain active and learn new skills.
This is the finding of Arlene Astell and her colleagues at the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee who will talk about the success of their project ‘Living in the moment’ today, Thursday 3 July, at the at the 2008 Annual Conference for Psychology Specialists Working with Older People part of The British Psychological Society, being held at the University of York.”
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Medical News Today, 3 July 2008
Tagged: dementia and games
; posted on Friday, July 4th, 2008 at 9:15 am
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“I’ve had my share of gaming injuries.
Alongside the calluses and cramps that extended play sessions can produce, I’ve suffered Tempest-induced Dry Eye, and only narrowly escaped a tendon inflammation brought on purely by the Dreamcast controller’s right trigger.”
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Margaret Robertson, BBC News, 2 July 2008
Tagged: games, video and virtual
; posted on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 8:51 am
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“In an effort to get patients back on their feet more quickly, Lake Hospital System in Ohio is using the Wii Fit a video game that is designed to move the body in ways that are similar to traditional therapy exercises.
Lake Hospital System is using the video game to help patients recover from strokes, surgeries and broken bones by improving their cardiovascular fitness, aerobic strength and balance.”
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News, 6 June 2008
Tagged: games, rehabilitation and video
; posted on Friday, June 6th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
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“Long dismissed as not being tech-savvy and “not on the net,” over a third of the Mature population are connected and spend an average of 44 minutes per day on the Internet. This joint report with Dynamic Logic, a Millward Brown company, takes a closer look at Connected Matures and how they respond to Internet advertising.”
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Focalist, April 2008
Tagged: elderly, finland, games and internet
; posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 8:46 am
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“For nearly her entire life, Mary had a crippling fear of cramped spaces that meant she couldn’t travel on airplanes, subways, or cars. Seeing a psychologist didn’t help. So she tried something else. The 61-year-old bookkeeper, who only gave her first name to protect her privacy, sat down in front of a computer and spilled out her problems to a kind of psychiatric computer game called “Fearfighter.”"
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Maria Cheng, The Clarion Ledger, 4 October 2007
Tagged: depression and games
; posted on Friday, October 5th, 2007 at 8:50 am
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