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Happy Heart :
Happy Heart : A Game about Healthy Lifestyles for Nepalese Teenagers
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- Bai, Hua, 1990- (author)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,GAME Research Group
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- Switzerland : Gamification & Serious Game Symposium, 2023
- 2023
- English.
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In: GSGS'23. - Switzerland : Gamification & Serious Game Symposium. - 9782940387298 ; , s. 22-22
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- Today non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the main drivers of morbidity, disability, and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, and are expected to increase due to unhealthy lifestyles in the wake of ongoing societal changes. In Nepal, heart disease is the most common NCD, causing a majority of the country’s hospitalizations.Previous research found that this issue stems from a lack of information regarding nutrition and healthy activities. Our project initially mapped out the details of this knowledge gap by producing a Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice report based on field studies conducted in Nepal. Based on this report, we have created a mobile serious game - Happy Heart - that aims to fill the identified gaps by providing information, but also by presenting it in a way that we hope changes peoples’ attitudes towards healthy lifestyles. The game presents four main challenges: identifying and categorizing food items based on nutrition, preparing healthy meals, and planning a healthy weekly calendar.The project is a collaboration between the University of Skövde (Sweden), Kathmandu Medical College, and Patan Academy of Health Sciences (Nepal).
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Människa-datorinteraktion (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Human Computer Interaction (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Game-based learning
- attitude and behaviour change
- cross-cultural serious games
- health
- Nepal
- GAME Research Group
- GAME Research Group
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