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Insulot

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Insulot

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Insulot is an educational mobile phone game developed to teach players about blood glucose levels and insulin dosages. The game operates in the form of a slot machine. The goal is to estimate the appropriate dosage of insulin that will keep glucose at a safe level.

Food, Fun, and Fitness

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Food, Fun, and Fitness

This role-playing game is aimed at adolescent girls at risk of obesity. It encourages players to follow the food groups and serving suggestions of each while getting ample amounts of physical activity daily.

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We Cheer

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We Cheer

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In the Nintendo Wii game We Cheer, players can dance, cheer, and put their bodies into motion while listening to over thirty smash hits by popular artists. Players can learn new dance moves and cheers that will help them dominate other virtual squads and become the champions. The game offers different styles of music including disco, rock, and hip hop.

Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab

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Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab

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Pulse!! is a simulation game for health care professionals that allows them to train and practice without the risk of harming patients. Players work in a virtual hospital where they respond to emergency situations, diagnose, and treat patients as they would in the real world. This game was developed in part by the Texas A&M University, Corpus-Christi.

Positive Gaming iDANCE2 System

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Positive Gaming iDANCE2 System

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Positive Gaming iDANCE2 System is a multi-player machine dance software that allows 32 people to play simultaneously with real time performance feedback.

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Build a Healthy Kid

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Build a Healthy Kid

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Developed by the American Diabetes Association, this game gives players the opportunity to design and create their very own healthy child. To start off, players must choose three activities and three pieces of food that will go into their kid. Based on the activities and foods chosen, players successfully build a kid that is healthy.

Don King Boxing: Boxercise

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Don King Boxing: Boxercise

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For the Nintendo DS and Wii, Don King Boxing: Boxercise engages players in a simulated boxing match. Players, using the Wii balance board with the Wii version, box against the computer or other players.

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The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective

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The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective

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