Bacteria Combat: Fight the good fight with antibiotic!

Gamification has been in the health care industry for years, and this app Bacteria Combat, which will be launching on November 1st, aim to educate children about antibiotic resistance! Developed by Future Fossil Studio and Scottish Microbiologist Carla Brown, Bacteria Combat is a battling card game which player plays with the “Friendly” and “Dangerous” bacteria. […]

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Mango Health Launches Gamified Health Apps

  Mango Health Launches Gamified Health Apps We all know that a multivitamin does the body good but, let’s be honest, who really remembers to take one every day? Well now staying on top of your health has become more rewarding than ever. San Francisco startup Mango Health is set to spend 1.45 million to […]

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PlayMoolah: Gamifying Financial Systems for Children

via Natalie Marinho, e27.sg | Image Source Although the recent elections in Greece have provided some welcome relief, the Eurozone continues to fight fires throughout the region as borrowing costs rise in Spain and Italy. With the potential for another global financial crisis (GFC) looming on the horizon there’s a strong sense of déjà vu, […]

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From Didget to Paper Cut-Outs: Gaming Your Way To Better Health

via Lori Senecal, forbes.com| Image Source: link Gamification isn’t just another marketing buzzword. While many brands already employ games and entertainment apps to engage customers, the healthcare sector has recently applied game mechanics to address bigger issues than human boredom. Increasingly, they are using games to help drive important and potentially life-changing behavioral changes. The trend is gaining traction and […]

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FavorTree: New App Uses Gamification For Social Good

via April Burbank, forbes.com | Image Source: link A new mobile app called FavorTree is harnessing the competitive energy that makes online games like FarmVille successful and using it to fortify real-life communities. FavorTree, which opened for pre-registration today, rewards users for sharing goods and services with their neighbors. Each time users do favors for their neighbors — like […]

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Pain Squad: A Gamified App to Track Health for Sick Kids

via beccacaddy,Connected Health, shinyshiny.com | Image Source: link Many of the health and fitness apps that we review over on our sister site Connected Health employ gaming techniques (or gamification) to encourage people to fill out more information about their bodies, beat personal best times and scores when they’re working out or just log-in and promote the app […]

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GymPact Grabs $850K From Guitar Hero Founder & More To Give You Cash For Getting In Shape

EnGaming’s Note: GymPact is an mobile App that helps you with your weekly workout schedule. After its launch in early 2011, it has done some great things to the people that can’t follow through with their workout plan (like myself). If you are still wondering what it is you can read this early post from […]

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