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Date: 11^th October

Time: 14:00 – 16:00

Where: DMLL 3^rd Floor Lanchester Library (The Grass)

Overview

The Workshop on ‘Serious games and Key Trends for the Healthcare Sector’ aims to discuss the opportunities and challenges for adopting software applications / serious games and other technologies to improve healthcare provision. Current advancements in healthcare have led to an increasing interest in understanding how technology-mediated tools can be used to treat, manage and prevent illness. Case studies of the design and assessment of games for active ageing, the main considerations for using gamification in healthcare and the use of virtual agents in healthcare provision training simulations are some of the topics that will be covered.

Who should attend?

• Students who are interested in Games, Co-design, Gamification, Technology and Health;
• Instructors or teachers in Game Design, Gamification, Software Development, Health, Ageing and Social studies;
• Practitioners in the healthcare, game or media sector.

Why attend?

• Learn about the use of games and other applications to assist and encourage healthy lifestyles;
• Stay on top of the current trends in the use of games in the healthcare sector;
• Discover the main considerations for designing games and other applications in the context of healthcare;
• Meet and network with potential partners in the fields of Games, Software Development and Health.

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