The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation just announced a $500 million, 5 year initiative to fight childhood obesity in the U.S. The Foundation has a track record on major public health issues – most notably, perhaps, on anti-smoking awareness, campaigns, legislation, and legal action. Joel Fleishman points to RWJF’s work against tobacco as one of the [...]
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Readers responded to both my posts on games and on tech solutions to social problems. Check out comments to what’s trickling in and – PLEASE – feel free to join in the discussion. To flag some of the new thoughts: *) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Games for Health have a competition underway to spark [...]
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Ian Bogost looks at the use of videogames for politics, advocacy, and activism in a wonderful essay on First Monday. There is a whole movement out there, called Serious Games, that is trying to foster “non-entertainment” games. And they’re not just for kids anymore! Games for Change is the go-to place for more information on [...]
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