Game Design and Efficacy of Game Elements

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2026

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The Mechanism and Design Principles of Serious Games in Enhancing Adolescents’ Internet Adaptability

Shijie Gao, Min Jia, Weijun Wang, Jianping Hu, Shihao Ma

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Mar 09); 14:e82505

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A Haptic-Driven Serious Game for Cognitive Stimulation and Visual Impairment Mitigation in Older Adults Based on the Design-Play-Experience Framework: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Xin Huang, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Shafrida Sahrani, Yue Zhang

JMIR Serious Games 2026 (Jan 30); 14:e86290

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2025

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Game-Based Assessment of Cognitive Abilities and Personality Characteristics for Surgical Resident Selection: A Preliminary Validation Study

Noa Gazit, Gilad Ben-Gal, Ron Eliashar

JMIR Med Educ 2025 (Aug 15); 11:e72264

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Development of a Serious Game to Simulate Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experiences: Collaborative Quasi-Experimental Study

Yukihide Miyosawa, Koichi Hirabayashi, Kodai Yamada, Fumiya Kobayashi, Nanami Ogihara, Noa Takeda, Eri Okamura, Shogo Matsumura

JMIR Form Res 2025 (Jun 18); 9:e73009

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Haptic-Driven Serious Card Games for Older Adults: User Preferences Study

Xin Huang, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Shafrida Sahrani

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (May 27); 13:e73135

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Considering Theory-Based Gamification in the Co-Design and Development of a Virtual Reality Cognitive Remediation Intervention for Depression (bWell-D): Mixed Methods Study

Mark Hewko, Vincent Gagnon Shaigetz, Michael S Smith, Elicia Kohlenberg, Pooria Ahmadi, Maria Elena Hernandez Hernandez, Catherine Proulx, Anne Cabral, Melanie Segado, Trisha Chakrabarty, Nusrat Choudhury

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Mar 31); 13:e59514

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Identifying Key Principles and Commonalities in Digital Serious Game Design Frameworks: Scoping Review

Raluca Ionela Maxim, Joan Arnedo-Moreno

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Mar 05); 13:e54075

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Diaphragmatic Breathing Interfaces to Promote Relaxation for Mitigating Insomnia: Pilot Study

Yi-Jen Lai, Hsiao-Yean Chiu, Ko-Chiu Wu, Chun-Wei Chang

JMIR Serious Games 2025 (Mar 04); 13:e67000

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A Self-Adaptive Serious Game to Improve Motor Learning Among Older Adults in Immersive Virtual Reality: Short-Term Longitudinal Pre-Post Study on Retention and Transfer

Gauthier Everard, Louise Declerck, Thierry Lejeune, Martin Gareth Edwards, Justine Bogacki, Cléo Reiprich, Kelly Delvigne, Nicolas Legrain, Charles Sebiyo Batcho

JMIR Aging 2025 (Mar 03); 8:e64004

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2024

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Game-Based Promotion of Assertiveness to Mitigate the Effects of Bullying in High School Students: Development and Evaluation Study

Francisco Lepe-Salazar, Fernando Mejía-Romero, Dámaso Benicio-Rodríguez, Aylin Hernández-Reyes, Tatsuo Nakajima, Sarita Salgado-Torres

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (Dec 24); 12:e58452

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Real-Time Digitized Visual Feedback in Exercise Therapy for Lower Extremity Functional Deficits: Qualitative Study of Usability Factors During Prototype Testing

Klaus Widhalm, Lukas Maul, Sebastian Durstberger, Peter Putz, Carissa Klupper, Franz Werner

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (Dec 10); 12:e51771

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Developing Game-Based Design for eHealth in Practice: 4-Phase Game Design Process

Frederiek de Vette, Aurora Ruiz-Rodriguez, Monique Tabak, Wendy Oude Nijeweme-d'Hollosy, Hermie Hermens, Miriam Vollenbroek-Hutten

JMIR Form Res 2024 (Nov 08); 8:e13723

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Influence of Avatar Identification on the Attraction of Virtual Reality Games: Survey Study

PengFei Li, Fa Qi, Zhihai Ye

JMIR Form Res 2024 (Oct 22); 8:e56704

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Social Gaming to Decrease Loneliness in Older Adults: Recruitment Challenges and Attrition Analysis in a Digital Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

Bas D L Châtel, Jeroen H M Janssen, Geeske M E E Peeters, Rense Corten, Rob Tieben, Menno Deen, Elmy J M Hendriks, Marcel G M Olde Rikkert

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (Oct 16); 12:e52640

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The Role of Relevance in Shaping Perceptions of Sleep Hygiene Games Among University Students: Mixed Methods Study

Zilu Liang, Edward Melcer, Kingkarn Khotchasing, Samantha Chen, Daeun Hwang, Nhung Huyen Hoang

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (Oct 08); 12:e64063

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Gamified Mobile App (MobERAS) for Telemonitoring Patients in the Postoperative Period Based on the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Program: Development and Validation Study

Aline Evangelista Santiago, Victor Pezzi Gazzinelli Cruz, Rafaela Souza Furtado, Eduardo Batista Cândido, Wladmir Cardoso Brandão, Agnaldo Lopes Silva Filho

JMIR Perioper Med 2024 (Aug 14); 7:e56033

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Enhancing Serious Game Design: Expert-Reviewed, Stakeholder-Centered Framework

Lance Bunt, Japie Greeff, Estelle Taylor

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (May 31); 12:e48099

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The Effect of a Novel Video Game on Young Soccer Players' Sports Performance and Attention: Randomized Controlled Trial

Adrian Feria-Madueño, Germán Monterrubio-Fernández, Jesus Mateo Cortes, Angel Carnero-Diaz

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (May 27); 12:e52275

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A Serious Game (MyDiabetic) to Support Children’s Education in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Iterative Participatory Co-Design and Feasibility Study

Daniel Novak

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (May 07); 12:e49478

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Efficacy of a Virtual 3D Simulation–Based Digital Training Module for Building Dental Technology Students’ Long-Term Competency in Removable Partial Denture Design: Prospective Cohort Study

KeXin Liu, YaQian Xu, ChaoYi Ma, Na Yu, FaBing Tan, Yi Li, YaXin Bai, XiaoMing Fu, JiaWu Wan, DongQi Fan, HuBin Yin, MeiXi Chen, HongJi Chen, Lin Jiang, JinLin Song, Ping Ji, XiaoHan Zhao, MengWei Pang

JMIR Serious Games 2024 (Apr 05); 12:e46789

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