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At the start of my tour of duty as guest editor here on Kotaku, I mentioned the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's announcement of an $8.25m grant call to support games for health. I also said I hoped the RWJF incentive might produce better health games, rather than just more health games. More »
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Games for Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have announced $8.25 in new grants for Health Games Research. The grants are intended to "support research to enhance the quality and effectiveness of interactive games that are used to improve health." More »
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Via Watercooler Games, casual games major label (yeah, that term works) PopCap and Games for Health are working together to "gather, evaluate, and share research on the use of digital games and cognitive health." WCG reports that the initial findings will be reported at the Serious Games Summit at the GDC in March. I look forward to reading some research that doesn't involve kids, Grand Theft Auto and desensitization. More »
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