Despite increasing scientific interest in explaining how gamification supports positive affect
and motivation, behavior change and learning, there is still a lack of an overview of the …

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 …

Background Compared to traditional persuasive technology and health games, gamification
is posited to offer several advantages for motivating behaviour change for health and well …

Background Due to easy access and low cost, Internet-delivered therapies offer an attractive
alternative to improving health. Although numerous websites contain health-related …

Adolescence, a period of physical, social, cognitive and emotional development, represents
a target population for sexual health promotion and education when it comes to achieving …

An effective innovative pedagogy for sexual health education is required to meet the
demands of technology savvy digital natives. This study investigates the extent to which …

Videogames for health (G4H) offer exciting, innovative, potentially highly effective methods
for increasing knowledge, delivering persuasive messages, changing behaviors, and …

Background Serious educational games have shown effectiveness in improving various
health outcomes. Previous reviews of health education games have focused on specific …

Rewards are commonly used in interventions to change behavior, but they can inhibit
development of intrinsic motivation, which is associated with long-term behavior …

Currently, one of the main public health problems among children and adolescents is poor
adherence to healthy habits, leading to increasingly high rates of obesity and the …