GAMIFICATION

This study tested a video game called 'Healing Town' to see if it could help people with stable schizophrenia take their medication more regularly. Twenty participants played the game, which uses stories and decisions to encourage adherence. The goal was to improve attitudes towa…

This study tested whether adding game-like features to a visual mapping app helps people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's or related dementias stay engaged in daily activities. Sixty participants and their caregivers used the app for six months, with half getting the gamified ve…

This study tested whether a web-based, gamified education program could improve menstrual and genital hygiene behaviors in 77 girls aged 10-15. The program used avatars, badges, and quizzes across four online sessions. One month later, participants showed significant improvements…

This study tested whether a fun, game-like online lesson could improve university students' knowledge and attitudes about family planning. Forty students who had never received such training before took a survey, then played an interactive 20-minute lesson, and finally took the s…

This study tested whether playing a Gimkit game after a regular lab class helps first-year nursing students learn about the respiratory system. 114 students were split into two groups: one got the game, the other didn't. Researchers measured their motivation and test scores to se…

This study compared two teaching methods—video-assisted teaching and a web-based game—for helping nursing students learn how to give intramuscular injections. Researchers measured students' injection skills and test anxiety levels. The goal was to find which method works best for…

This study tested whether adding game-like elements—such as points, leaderboards, and team challenges—could encourage 255 university students in Taiwan to walk more each day. Participants were split into groups that used these features separately, combined, or through a mobile ga…