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User centric social diabetes game design for children

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Johannes Hirche,

Pia Yliräisänen-Seppänen, and

Peter BomarkAuthors Info & Claims

MindTrek '12: Proceeding of the 16th International Academic MindTrek Conference

October 2012

Pages 291 - 293

https://doi.org/10.1145/2393132.2393196

Published: 03 October 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Children recently diagnosed with diabetes type 1 require lots of information and feel scared, alone and different. Most of the existing educational material is on paper. Games with relevant learning content are mainly small minigames in English. There is a need for more material with a focus on user needs, particularly learning--by-doing material. Peer support is known to be important for this user group. We present a concept for a social learning game that is engaging and fun for diabetic children.

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MindTrek '12: Proceeding of the 16th International Academic MindTrek Conference

October 2012

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DOI:10.1145/2393132

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