Adapting a Classic Platform Video Game to the Carbohydrate Counting Method for Insulin-Dependent Diabetics

Vassilakis, Nikolaos; Garneli, Varvara; Patiniotis, Konstantinos; Deliyannis, Ioannis; Chorianopoulos, Konstantinos

doi:10.1145/3342428.3342681

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“…Computer games are popular and has significantly affected the users [2], [8][9] due to the fact that people can learn and understand their condition effectively at their own pace while having fun. Serious games for health education have been widely explored and demonstrated such as in [8], [20], [22]. Recent works by Vassilakis [20] on carbohydrate counting and Hwang [8] on nutritional choices were focused on providing fun games that were not directly about the health.…”

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“…Serious games for health education have been widely explored and demonstrated such as in [8], [20], [22]. Recent works by Vassilakis [20] on carbohydrate counting and Hwang [8] on nutritional choices were focused on providing fun games that were not directly about the health. However, indirectly while playing, the patients learnt certain knowledge and information through the activities embedded within the game.…”

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“…However, a larger scale of evaluation for this application is needed in order to see the effectiveness of gamification towards self-management for patient with a chronic condition. Among all the game research in diabetes such in [2], [3], [13,20], avatar implementation is likely acts as an agent (personal assistant/health coach) or used as a profile avatar, which is the user's representation in the dashboard/leaderboard. However, different avatar application affects participants differently, as studied by Hwang [8].…”

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“…Thus, gamifying an avatar in a gamified application should be taken into further consideration in research. Besides, previous research [10], [20] in diabetes gamification or gamification in ehealth are still lacking and established evidence, and literature were only focused of the effect with short-term engagement. Ideally, the gamification should accommodate and boost longterm engagement for better monitoring towards self-management [2].…”

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“…Previous work by Ruiz et al [16] on computer games for diabetes, indicated that there is no significant improvement to the patient's knowledge preservation on medication instruction. Also, research in gamification for diabetes, such as diet management [5,8], medication intake [16], and carbohydrate counting [20], were conducted in isolation. Designing a platform containing several aspects of diabetes related information and conditions would contribute to a more integrated design approach and practical applications in healthcare [2], [13].…”

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A Gamification and Avatar Self-representation Application for Diabetes Self-management

Tuah¹

2019

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Diabetes affects a person's lifestyle, in particular, their nutrition intake, daily activities, and exercise. Individuals with diabetes are encouraged to learn more about their condition. This will help them to control and manage diabetes and thus, nurturing selfmanagement. Introducing gamification for diabetes, using a gamified avatar as self-representation to reflect the patient's condition may offer different experiences in learning about the disease. In this study, we describe the gamification design applications that integrate games and the patient's avatar for learning about diabetes that could help them to self-manage. We report our preliminary study on implementing the user experience approach, in evaluating the designs of the application. The study revealed that the gamified designs are considered suitable for diabetes self-management, however, there are still some concerns about the reality of the avatar reflection. We discuss challenges and suggestions for further research and implementation in the development of pervasive avatar gamified applications.

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MyDiabetes—The Gamified Application for Diabetes Self-Management and Care

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Ahmedy³

2021

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Gamified applications are regarded as useful for patients in facilitating daily self-care management and the personalization of health monitoring. This paper reports the development of a gamified application by considering a design that had previously been investigated and reported. Numerous game elements were installed in the application, which covered several tasks aimed at managing diabetes mellitus. The development process utilized the Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology in terms of system requirements, user design, construction, and cutover; this paper refers to the user design and cutover processes. The developed application was tested through system testing and usability testing. The usability testing adopted the Software Usability Scale (SUS) to assess the usability of the application. Twenty participants were involved in the testing. The result showed that the gamified application is easy and practical to use for an individual with or without diabetes. All the provided functions worked as designed and planned, and the participants accepted their usability. Overall, this study offers a promising result that could lead to real-life implementation.

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Adapting a Classic Platform Video Game to the Carbohydrate Counting Method for Insulin-Dependent Diabetics

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A Gamification and Avatar Self-representation Application for Diabetes Self-management

A Gamification and Avatar Self-representation Application for Diabetes Self-management

MyDiabetes—The Gamified Application for Diabetes Self-Management and Care

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