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KiddyAttack: A virtual reality game to raise awareness of children with cancer about their disease

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Arturo Morales-Téllez,

Gloria I. Monarca,

Franceli L. Cibrian,

Monica Tentori,

Juan González-CallerosAuthors Info & Claims

MexIHC '18: Proceedings of the 7th Mexican Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Article No.: 10, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/3293578.3293586

Published: 29 October 2018 Publication History

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The treatments for cancer are one of the most invasive procedures that can cause anxiety and sleep problems to children. There is evidence indicating that teaching children with cancer about their disease can help them to cope the effect of the treatment, and in this way, they could reduce their levels of anxiety and stress during the treatment. In this article we present the design process that guided KiddyAttack, a serious virtual reality game to raise awareness among children with cancer about their disease. The results of this study offers a set of design considerations for the development of games for children with cancer.

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MexIHC '18: Proceedings of the 7th Mexican Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

October 2018

123 pages

ISBN:9781450366533

DOI:10.1145/3293578

Conference Chairs:
Edgar Cambranes
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan
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CETYS Universidad
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University of Michigan
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Juan Pablo Garcia
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
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Jesus Favela
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada

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