1. Serious Games
for Healthcare
Linda kay, ms, Pharmd
Unity 3D
iOS
2. Why Serious Games for
Healthcare?
• 72% of American households play
computer or video games
• 58% Male
• 42% Female
Being immersed in a video game, and having your brain
stimulated, can encourage creative solutions and adaptations.
These beneficial ideas and thoughts can then be applied to real
life situations…
Allen S. Weiss, M.D., president and CEO, NCH Healthcare System
ESA Essential Facts 2011
7. Heart Attack 3D
Game Play
Player is introduced to
healthy heart factors and
interacts with them
Heart Health meter
read-out changes
depending on risk factors.
•High cholesterol or
Triglycerides
•High Blood Pressure
•Diabetes
•Being overweight
•Smoking
•Little or no exercise
•Poor diet
8. Heart Attack 3D
Educational
Diagram shows
how blood
arrives into the
right atrium
through large
vessels called
the superior and
inferior vena
cava.
9. Player riding a red blood cell exploring the
tricuspid valve from within the atrium
11. Contact info.
Linda kay, ms, Pharmd
630-337-1025
lindakay@uic.edu
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindakaymspharmd
Editor's Notes
This serious game HeartAttack 3D, educates it players in two ways: It provides an in-depth visual explanation of the heart and it surrounding structures. Players are encouraged at various levels of game play to explore the structures of the heart. This helps the player develop a solid understanding of how the heart works, and why it is important to develop healthy heart behaviors. Educates the player about a healthy heart. Players are given different opportunities on various levels to explore risk factors and learn good heart health.
Player exploring the Tricuspid valve, from within the right atrium. Tilt screen forward and to the side for easy navigation and acceleration.