Games for Health provides students an overview of health and wellness informatics initiatives that encourage people to be physically active. In addition, students will work in teams to create a game for health.

1. • Learn about health and wellness informatics
   

2. • Develop ideas about the role of technology to improve health
   

3. • Understand the interplay of social interaction and technology for health design
   

4. • Acquire practical research oriented skills for transdisciplinary research 
   

Prerequisites: None (Students should be comfortable with tinkering and iterative design)

Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:30p-1:45pm

Place: ECCS 1B14

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:45p-2:45p in ECST 322 (follow stairwell signs that mention WIEP or the Real McCoy Grill) OR ECOT 743

Textbook: None (All students expected to contribute up to $75 to projects)

Distance Learning: This course is also offered through the CAETE program

Software: Depends on the projects selected