Grants Doled Out to Enable Games & Health Research
Grants Doled Out to Enable Games & Health Research
November 5, 2009
As part of an initiative to chronicle the health benefits of videogames, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has bestowed over $1.85 million in grants to nine research teams.
RWJF’s Health Games Research program, headquartered at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is backed by $8.25 million in funding from RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio, which operates under the mantra of supporting “innovative projects that may lead to breakthrough improvements in the future of health and health care.” The grant winners announced today are part of a second round of funding.
Pioneer Portfolio Team Director Paul Tarini stated, “The pace of growth and innovation in digital games is incredible, and we see tremendous potential to design them to help people stay healthy or manage chronic conditions like diabetes or Parkinson’s disease. However, we need to know more about what works and what does not—and why.”
Research teams were chosen from 185 total proposals and each was awarded between $100,000 and $300,00. The grant winners, and a short synopsis of their field of study, are:
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Reward Circuitry, Autism and Games that Teach Social Perceptual Skills
• George Washington University - Active-Adventure: Investigating a Novel Exergaming Genre in Inner City School Physical Education Programs
• Georgetown University - Wii Active Exergame Intervention for Low-Income African-American Obese and Overweight Adolescents
• Long Island University - Dance Video Game Training and Falling in Parkinson’s Disease
• Michigan State University - Buddy Up! Harnessing Group Dynamics to Boost Motivation to Exercise
• Michigan State University - Short-Term and Long-Term Effectiveness of Exergames for Young Adults
• Teachers College, Columbia University - Lit: A Game Intervention for Nicotine Smokers
• University of California, San Francisco - A Video Game to Enhance Cognitive Health in Older Adults
• University of Southern California - Robot Motivator: Towards Adaptive Health Games for Productive Long-Term Interaction
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HarmlessBunny: Back on the Pro-R18+ topic; the petition list is now 35,000+ :) Here is hoping with Atkinson gone, this is going to be a step in the right direction. http://tinyurl.com/ycux63n
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:58am
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:I mostly read on a collage level so meh.
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:I mostly read on a collage level so meh.
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:50am
Valdearg: @DS: Lol, I see we were thinking the same thing in the Stabbing article..
Valdearg: @DS: Lol, I see we were thinking the same thing in the Stabbing article..
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:45am
Valdearg: Forgive me, Zip, for saying this, but I highly doubt your ability to read and comprehend the legalese they use in the HCR bill. The meaning and effect of the various sections is hard to understand for college educated Americans, let alone anyone else.
Valdearg: Forgive me, Zip, for saying this, but I highly doubt your ability to read and comprehend the legalese they use in the HCR bill. The meaning and effect of the various sections is hard to understand for college educated Americans, let alone anyone else.
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:39am
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:I been reading it on and off..its a half assed feel good bill....they may be able to fix it in time but good lord its a mess but I guess thats reflected in the government itself....
ZippyDSMlee: Vlag:I been reading it on and off..its a half assed feel good bill....they may be able to fix it in time but good lord its a mess but I guess thats reflected in the government itself....
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:18am
DarkSaber: So your whole objection is based around "I don't want my free handouts to be affected"
DarkSaber: So your whole objection is based around "I don't want my free handouts to be affected"
Posted 03/22/10 at 09:18am
Valdearg: @Zip: I think you probably should understand what's in the bill before you pass judgement on it..
Valdearg: @Zip: I think you probably should understand what's in the bill before you pass judgement on it..
Posted 03/22/10 at 07:37am
ZippyDSMlee: ds:ha! BY THE TIME THEY GET THIER BENFITS i WONT HAVE ANY LEFT!! :p
ZippyDSMlee: ds:ha! BY THE TIME THEY GET THIER BENFITS i WONT HAVE ANY LEFT!! :p
Posted 03/22/10 at 07:02am
DarkSaber: for it to cost YOU personally zippy, you'd have to actually be paying taxes instead of sponging benefits.
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Posted 03/22/10 at 02:42am
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ZippyDSMlee: Like most train wrecks it wont help people much and cost us more in the end than what we would benefit from it.....
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Posted 03/21/10 at 10:12pm
Valdearg: They beat the parliamentary trick. The senate bill is officially law, pending the President's signature. Now they vote on the fixes to that bill, in the next 15 minutes or so.
Valdearg: They beat the parliamentary trick. The senate bill is officially law, pending the President's signature. Now they vote on the fixes to that bill, in the next 15 minutes or so.
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Posted 03/21/10 at 10:01pm
Valdearg: @Gelly: Sorry for jumping to conclusions, LOL.. I guess I read your text in a depressed voice in my head. :D
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Valdearg: I'm staying up late, watching CSPAN and MSNBC, and cheering each and every democrat victory.
Valdearg: I'm staying up late, watching CSPAN and MSNBC, and cheering each and every democrat victory.
Posted 03/21/10 at 10:00pm
Valdearg: Yes indeedy. Even Abortion rights got gutted. Obama's going to pass an EO ensuring no federal funds are used for abortions.
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MEDIC IS CREDIT TO TEAM
A strong concept; we'll just have to see how it's executed.