'Human behavior modeling work' presentation slideshows

Peggy Wu - Incorporating Psychology Theories into Simulations & Serious Games

Presenter: Peggy Wu, Principal Investigator, SIFT There are a number of challenges associated with making games for behaviour change to help the player make healthier lifestyle choices. The game needs to incorporate the magic formula of fun and engagement, incorporate an educational component either through experiential or didactic learning, tied to real world detection and/or consequences, all to change the mindset of the player with lasting effects. This talk provided an overview of several research projects related to games for behaviour change, discuss applicable theories from psychology and sociology, how those theories could be used to help systematically design a game, and some of the challenges and lessons learned by the game designers.

369 views • 36 slides