Games for Health
Encyclopedia
Games for Health is a series of conferences made possible in part by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
as part of their Pioneer Portfolio program. Games for Health is a part of the Serious Games Initiative
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The conference has received media attention in recent years for its work to showcase the health and research implications of video games.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
as part of their Pioneer Portfolio program. Games for Health is a part of the Serious Games Initiative
Serious game
A serious game is a game designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. The "serious" adjective is generally prepended to refer to products used by industries like defense, education, scientific exploration, health care, emergency management, city planning, engineering, religion,...
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The conference has received media attention in recent years for its work to showcase the health and research implications of video games.
Previous conferences
- Sep 2004 Madison, Wisconsin
- Sep 2005 Baltimore, Maryland
- Sep 2006 Baltimore, Maryland
- May 2008 Baltimore, Maryland
- June 2009 Boston, Massachusetts
- May 2010 Boston, Massachusetts