Gamification is a relatively new trend that focuses on applying game mechanics to non-
game contexts in order to engage audiences and to inject a little fun into mundane activities …

Serious games are growing rapidly as a gaming industry as well as a field of academic
research. There are many surveys in the field of digital serious games; however, most …

Maintaining and restoring health is a basic aspect of well being. On the other hand, serious
games is an emerging technology growing in importance for specialized training, taking …

Virtual and augmented reality have been used to diagnose and treat several mental health
disorders for decades. Technological advances in these fields have facilitated the …

This paper introduces a framework for impact-centered design that maps the direct and
indirect psychological, social, and behavioral effects resulting from human-product …

Recent technological advances are creating possibilities for novel forms of interaction,
collaboration, and organization of labor in Smart Cities. In this paper, we present a reward …

The purpose of this work is to contribute to the design and development of a virtual university
hospital as a place for educational activities. The findings presented in this paper are based …

Stagnating growth in our educational systems has piqued interests in alternative teaching
methods such as the inclusion of" serious games" into curricula. In response to those needs …

Developing games is time-consuming and costly. Overly clinical therapy games run the risk
of being boring, which defeats the purpose of using games to motivate healing in the first …

Simulated consultations through virtual patients allow medical students to practice history-
taking skills. Ideally, applications should provide interactions in natural language and be …