- Donovan Hill17,
- Jasmine Blunt17,
- Terrence Pugh17,
- Monika Monk17,
- Ji-Sun Kim18,
- Woodrow W. Winchester III19,
- D. Scott McCrickard18,
- Paul Estabrooks20 &
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- Felicia Doswell17
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This paper describes an effort to address life-threatening diseases and health conditions through engaging use of mobile devices. The design targeted children ages 7-11, with a goal of becoming aware of the nutritional value of foods that they eat on a regular basis. The implementation efforts resulted in Health Attack, a matching and memory game that seeks to raise the knowledge-level of participants about the foods that they eat. The evaluation of Health Attack, conducted through a demo and questionnaire administered to K-12 teachers, suggests that this type of game would be engaging for younger audiences as a first step in raising health awareness.
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Donovan Hill, Jasmine Blunt, Terrence Pugh, Monika Monk & Felicia Doswell
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Hill, D.et al. (2011). Mobile Technologies for Promoting Health and Wellness among African American Youth. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Context Diversity. UAHCI 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6767. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21666-4_5
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