1UP Symposium on games, gamification, health and wellbeing
1UP Symposium on games, gamification, health and wellbeing
Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI), Tilburg University
Games, gamification, and interactive environments overall have increasingly been used as an alternative medium towards the improvement of mental and physical health. According to research, gamified therapeutic sessions appear to increase patients’ engagement and immersion. The first 1UP (OneUP) symposium brings together both academic researchers as well as industrial game designers and developers in order to discuss when, why and how games can be used in health and wellbeing. The symposium will feature talks and real-time demonstrations that cover a wide span of topics, including but not limited to gamification philosophy, games for stress regulation and using games to relieve chronically ill patients.
Note that availability is limited to 60 participants. Accepted participants will be informed through email no sooner than December 20, 2024.
For any questions, please reach out to Paris Mavromoustakos Blom (p.blom@tilburguniversity.edu)
Schedule
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Registration and opening |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Nathan Wildman Serious gaming with the Wrong Attitude |
| Sander Bakkes Entertainment Games & Eudaimonic Reflections | |
| Kamiab Ghorbanpour Games for Moral Improvement | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Coffee and Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Elisabeth Huis in 't Veld Games to Overcome Needle Fear |
| Rob Hulsen Playing with Purpose | |
| Johan van der Meulen Designing Serious Games | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Coffee break |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Mehmet Kosa The Additive Effects of Interactivity, Immersion and Eudaimonia for Stress Reduction and Mood Management |
| Jeroen Janssen Digital connections: Lessons Learned from a Social Gaming App Against Loneliness in Older Adults | |
| Johannes Pfau Games for Resilience | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Demos |
| 17:00 | Closing |
