References and excerpt from the frameworks used

Based on the latest scientific research, the system was developed with behavior change and serious game experts. Our method combines evidence-based behavior change interventions with serious games. A high level of effectiveness is achieved by adapting the interventions used to the personal motivation profile.

Health behavior change

Glanz et al.: „Health behavior and health education: theory, research, and practice.” John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

Michie et al.: „The behaviour change wheel. A guide to designing interventions. Great Britain: Silverback.”, 2014.

Rhea, Christopher K., Danielle T. Felsberg, and Jaclyn P. Maher. “Toward Evidence-Based Smartphone Apps to Enhance Human Health: Adoption of Behavior Change Techniques.” American Journal of Health Education 49.4 (2018): 210-213.

Conroy, David & Yang, Chih-Hsiang & Maher, Jaclyn. (2014). “Behavior Change Techniques in Top-Ranked Mobile Apps for Physical Activity.” American journal of preventive medicine. 46. 649-52. 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.01.010.

Serious game

Serious games siare games that are not primarily intended for entertainment, but also have an objective and want to convey something, e.g. educational games. Knowledge is imparted in a playful way and has an entertainment aspect. Cf. Michael, David R., and Sandra L. Chen. “Serious games: Games that educate, train, and inform.” Muska & Lipman/Premier-Trade, 2005.

Mitgutsch K, Alvarado N: “Purposeful by design?: a serious game design assessment framework.” In Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG ’12). ACM, New York, NY, USA, (2012) 121-128.

Cheek C, Fleming T, Lucassen MF, Bridgman H, Stasiak K, Shepherd M, Orpin P: “Integrating Health Behavior Theory and Design Elements in Serious Games.” JMIR Ment Health (2015);2(2):e11.