Packy & Marlon

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Publisher: 

Raya Systems

Developer: 

WaveQuest

Rats and mice have invaded diabetes summer camp and it is up to our diabetic elephant heroes, Packy & Marlon, to find food and diabetes supplies to save the camp.  In four simulated days in a side-scrolling Nintendo console adventure game with 24 game levels, players guide their elephant to meet game challenges and to stay healthy enough to win by keeping blood glucose in a normal range through blood glucose testing, taking insulin, and eating appropriate foods.  A randomized clinical trial with children and adolescents who have type 1 diabetes found that playing this game led to a 77-percent reduction in their urgent care and emergency clinical visits related to diabetes.

Keywords: 

  • children
  • diabetes
  • educational
  • learning
  • nutrition
  • self-efficacy
  • self-management
  • super nintendo

Topic: 

  • Diabetes
  • Food and Nutrition

Target Population: 

  • Children

Genre: 

  • Action/Adventure
  • Educational

Game Platform: 

  • Game Console

Source: 

  • Purchase

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power