%0 Journal Article
%@ 2291-9279
%I JMIR Publications Inc.
%V 2
%N 2
%P e11
%T How to Systematically Assess Serious Games Applied to Health Care
%A Graafland,Maurits
%A Dankbaar,Mary
%A Mert,Agali
%A Lagro,Joep
%A De Wit-Zuurendonk,Laura
%A Schuit,Stephanie
%A Schaafstal,Alma
%A Schijven,Marlies
%+ Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22660, Amsterdam, 1100DD, Netherlands, 31 20 566 4207, m.p.schijven@amc.uva.nl
%K consensus
%K serious game
%K applied game
%K telehealth
%K mobile health
%K video game
%D 2014
%7 11.11.2014
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Serious Games
%G English
%X The usefulness and effectiveness of specific serious games in the medical
domain is often unclear. This is caused by a lack of supporting
evidence on validity of individual games, as well as a lack of publicly
available information. Moreover, insufficient understanding of design
principles among the individuals and institutions that develop or apply a medical
serious game compromises their use. This article provides the first
consensus-based framework for the assessment of specific medical serious
games. The framework provides 62 items in 5 main themes, aimed at assessing
a serious game’s rationale, functionality, validity, and data safety. This
will allow caregivers and educators to make balanced choices when applying a
serious game for healthcare purposes. Furthermore, the framework provides
game manufacturers with standards for the development of new, valid serious
games.
%M 25654163
%R 10.2196/games.3825
%U http://games.jmir.org/2014/2/e11/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/games.3825
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25654163