Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric

With the spread of the internet and the availability of computing resources, the use of digital games technologies has grown considerably in areas other than pure pastime (Hainey et al., 2011). Serious games in particular are games designed for primary purposes other than pure entertainment (Susi et...

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Main Authors:	Carlo Maiolini, Stefano De Paoli, Maurizio Teli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ass.ne Culturale Ludica 2012-05-01
Series:	G\|A\|M\|E The Italian Journal of Game Studies
Subjects:	Serious games Health
Online Access:	http://www.gamejournal.it/digital-games-and-the-communication-of-health-problems-a-review-of-games-against-the-concept-of-procedural-rhetoric/

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spelling	doaj-8802354c7f024a0f8698a7679648bf472021-01-26T08:16:05ZengAss.ne Culturale LudicaG\|A\|M\|E The Italian Journal of Game Studies2280-77052012-05-01275Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoricCarlo Maiolini0Stefano De Paoli1Maurizio Teli2 Ahref Foundation - Trento Ahref Foundation - Trento Ahref Foundation - Trento With the spread of the internet and the availability of computing resources, the use of digital games technologies has grown considerably in areas other than pure pastime (Hainey et al., 2011). Serious games in particular are games designed for primary purposes other than pure entertainment (Susi et al., 2007). In this paper, we focus on the potential as well as the limitations of serious digital games as a medium for communication in the area of public health.http://www.gamejournal.it/digital-games-and-the-communication-of-health-problems-a-review-of-games-against-the-concept-of-procedural-rhetoric/Serious gamesHealth
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title	Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric
title_short	Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric
title_full	Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric
title_fullStr	Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric
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description	With the spread of the internet and the availability of computing resources, the use of digital games technologies has grown considerably in areas other than pure pastime (Hainey et al., 2011). Serious games in particular are games designed for primary purposes other than pure entertainment (Susi et al., 2007). In this paper, we focus on the potential as well as the limitations of serious digital games as a medium for communication in the area of public health.
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Digital games and the communication of health problems. A review of games against the concept of procedural rhetoric

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