Health Games

AIM

The aim was to study the potential for the development of games for the health sector and to describe Best Practice for the collaboration between the game industry and the health sector. The project was to develop 2-4 prototypes with the potential of being set in production.

RESULTS

Primo

At the time of the project, expecting parents were given 23 booklets and brochures with relevant information. The project replaced all of the paper brochures with USB keys so the pregnant women only need to keep track of one thing. The USB keys have later been replaced by the app My Hospital.

Game for the rehabilitation of hand surgical patients 

With inspiration from the classic game of PacMan, the Health Games project developed a game in which the patient had to use a pincer grip to open and close Pacman’s mouth. The game was made for rehabilitation of patients who had undergone hand surgery. The game was a supplement to the additional training and was not to be used as the only form of rehabilitation, as it only served to train a small part of the muscles and mobility of the hand.

Fight the stress monsters

Teachers are overrepresented in statistics on stress and other mental problems. The Health Games project developed an interactive video to help prevent stress amongst, in particular, female teachers.

PARTNERS

The project involved UCL University College Lillebælt, Fachhochschule Kiel and Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein.

EXTERNAL FUNDING

The project received funding from the Interreg 4a programme Syddanmark-Schleswig-K.E.R.N..