Serious games have been used in healthcare for decades, originally focusing on reducing costs and risks for staff and patients through training. More recently, games have also aimed to influence patient behavior. The presentation discusses how serious games are currently used for various aspects of healthcare, including exergames and autism therapy games. It predicts that brainwave and sensor technologies will revolutionize healthcare games and that serious games will be an important part of blended healthcare solutions going forward.

1. Trends in Serious
Games for Health and
Medical Applications

2. This Presentation could
affect your Health

3. The Past

4. The Present

5. The Future

6. Healthcare Games are
not New or based on
technology

7. Early focus on reducing
cost and risk to staff and
patients

8. Used not only to train but
influence behaviour

9. Exergames

10. iSpectrum autism game

11. Industry Sponsored
Serious Games

12. Brainwave and Sensor
Technologies in Games

13. Conclusions
Games and simulations can be applied to almost
all aspects of healthcare
They can be used both for staff and patients
There are many casual games that can deliver
healthcare benefits
Sensor and interface technologies will
revolutionise healthcare games
Serious games are only part of a blended
solution

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