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ERIC Number: ED579198
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 7
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Engaging Children in Diabetes Education through Mobile Games
Baghaei, Nilufar; Casey, John; Nandigam, David; Sarrafzadeh, Abdolhossein; Maddison, Ralph
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Source ID: Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (13th, Budapest, Hungary, Apr 10-12, 2017)
Traditional methods for diabetic education rely heavily on written materials and there is only a limited amount of resources targeted at educating diabetic children. Mobile games can be effective, evidence-based, and motivating tools for the promotion of children's health. In our earlier work, we proposed a novel approach for designing computer games aimed for educating children with diabetes and applied our design strategy to a mobile Android game (Mario Brothers). In this paper, we report the findings of a preliminary evaluation study (n = 12) conducted over 1 week. The initial results showed that the children found the game engaging and improved their knowledge of healthy diet and lifestyle. [For the complete proceedings, see ED579190.]
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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