Games for Health

In Action...

When We Last Met...

• 220 Attendees• 25 Sessions• No Major industry presence• Next Gen just launching...

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19 Months Later...

• 300+ Attendees• 50+ Sessions• 75 Speakers, 8 Countries• Tracks on Exergaming & Training• Pre-Conference Workshops• Major industry participation• Wii, Xbox360, PS3

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Last Week

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1 Week from Now...

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Later this year...

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Three Years Ago...

Two year grant... $250,000

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Today!

Four Year Grant$1,000,000

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But Wait...

There’s more...

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Health Games Research

$7 Million20+ Research Grants

Evidence & Theory FocusBuild our research base!

www.healthgamesresearch.org

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Thank You!!!

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We did not do this alone....

Our Goals...

• Bring people together & foster innovation

• Listen & support you with a platform

• Find comparative advantages

• Demystify processes & best practices

• Promote the best development, research, organizations, & people

• Make stuff happen & tell stories...

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Bring People Together...

• Games for Health Southwest Day• E3 Media Festival 2008• First Ever Games for Health Jam

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Bring People Together...

• Claudia McDonald, Roman Cibirka & Breakaway Games

• Butch Rosser & Tony Findley• Dave Warhol & Harold Goldberg• NMSU• CDC• And many others...

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Listen & Support

• Games for Health Support Kit• Virtual Worlds & Health• Games Accessibility Day• Feedback...

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Find Comparative Advantages

• Health Games Research• Games for Health Retreats...

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Promote...

• Speaker Filming• Promotional Support• Screenshot Archive• Games for Health Contest & Jams• IGDA Accessibility SIG

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IGDA Accessibility SIG

• $30,000+ in funding over two years• Games Accessibility Day

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Make Stuff Happen & Tell Stories

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/23649357#23649357

Make Stuff Happen & Tell Stories

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Three Weeks Later...

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Make Stuff Happen & Tell Stories

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It’s Time to Rock (badly)...

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Make Stuff Happen!!!

• Network• Learn• Listen• Team• Innovate• Share• Think outside... everything

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Thank You!

Ben Sawyerbsawyer@gamesforhealth.org

bsawyer@dmill.com207 773 3700

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