Games for Health 2006: Registration
Posted by Ben Sawyer on 06-05-31Early Registration for Games for Health 2006 is now open. Our most discounted pricing is available only until June 16, 2006. Our program will be officially available as of July 5, 2006.
REGISTER TODAY AT:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=107675
Pricing
Pricing for Games for Health 2006 is based on when you register as follows:
Register by June 16, 2006
$225.00
Register by August 4, 2006
$295.00
Register by September 8, 2006
$375.00
Week of Registration
$495.00
All speakers will be given free registration.
To display in our expo you must be either a sponsor, selected speaker, or selected attendee.
Student pricing for qualified undergrad, and graduate students is available please contact Beth Bryant at 1-888-286-3540.
Early Schedule Games for Health 2006
Posted by Ben Sawyer on 06-05-31Games for Health 2006 Early Schedule
Specific Sessions will be announced on July 5, 2006. We are planning over 25 sessions covering:
• Health messaging using games
• Combat & emergency medicine
• Exergaming and physical therapy games and technologies
• Psychotherapy and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Pain Distraction & Anxiety
• Cancer treatment
• Disease management & self-directed care
• Cognitive health
• Off-the-Shelf and custom solutions
Please click below for current timing and schedule outline of all session blocks...
Current Schedule Outline
Our current schedule outline is as follows:
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
6pm-9pm
Welcoming Reception & Tours of University of Maryland Shock Trauma Unit
Thursday September 28, 2006
Conference Registration, Breakfast, Networking, Expo Setup
8am-9am
Welcome
9:00am-9:15am
Keynote
9:15am - 10:00am
Morning Sessions
One plenary session and two simultaneous smaller breakouts
10:00am - 12:30pm
Lunch, Expo, and Networking
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Afternoon Sessions
One plenary session and two simultaneous smaller breakouts
includes half-hour planned break for additional networking
2:00pm - 5:30pm
Reception & Networking
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday September 29, 2006
Breakfast, Networking, Expo, Casual Roundtables
8:00am-9:30am
Day II Keynote
9:30am-10:15am
Morning Sessions
Two main sessions
Two simultaneous smaller breakouts
10:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch, Expo, and Networking
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Afternoon Sessions
Two main sessions
Two simultaneous smaller breakouts
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Adjourned
4:30pm
Housing and Hotel Information for Games for Health 2006
Posted by Ben Sawyer on 06-05-31Hotel and Travel Information
Games for Health is located at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in downtown Baltimore. The two most proximate hotels are the Marriot Baltimore Inner Harbor and the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. The closest airport is Baltimore-Washington International.
Please click below to get complete information for booking your travel to Games for Health 2006
Hotel
We have currently set aside two blocks of hotel rooms at discounts to their current pricing. Availability is on a first-come/first-serve basis. YOU MUST mention Games for Health to get into these discounted room blocks.
Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor
110 South Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Reservations: 410-962-0202 or 1-800-228-9290
Price: $239.00 single or double room
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
202 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Reservations: 410-547-1200 or 1-800-468-3571
$199.00 single or double
There are a variety of other hotels in downtown Baltimore and surrounding areas with prices ranging from $70-$300/night. Please see Expedia (www.expedia.com), Orbitz (www.orbitz.com), or your favorite online travel site for more help.
Transportation
Baltimore is served by Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) which is a major hub for Southwest Airlines but is also served by most other major airlines. Baltimore is one hour north by car from Washington D.C. and is also served by Amtrak and commuter rail. You may also get to Baltimore by air through DC National Airport (DCA) or Washington-Dulless Airport (IAD) but expect a considerable charge by shuttle van ($40-$80) in order to reach our location.
To book air travel we recommend using Southwest Airlines website at www.southwest.com
To book air travel from other airlines which serve BWI airport we recommend www.expedia.com or www.orbitz.com
Submit Content for our Annual Conference
Posted by Ben Sawyer on 06-05-16Games for Health 2006 Annual Conference
Call for Content
The Games for Health Project (www.gamesforhealth.org) is proud to announce its third annual conference. Slated for September 28-29, 2006 at the University of Maryland School of Medicine this conference will be the largest gathering of health and healthcare professionals, game developers, and researchers.
Content submissions are due by Monday June 19, 2006. Final content will be announced July 1
HOW TO SUBMIT
Please send all submissions via a plain text email or an attached Word document attn: Ben Sawyer to bsawyer@seriousgames.org
For submsission details click below
Submssions must include:
1. Proposed Title of Session
2. Area of Games for Health Addressed:
[ ] Health-related training
[ ] Psychotherapy Related
[ ] Disease management
[ ] Health messaging using games
[ ] Pain Distraction & Anxiety
[ ] General Education
[ ] Health informatics
[ ] Health imaging and hardware
[ ] Cognitive health
[ ] Off-the-Shelf consumer health & exergaming titles
[ ] Other ______________________________________
3. Type of session
Demo of Product, Research Result or Case Blast, General Lecture, Panel, Roundtable Discussion
4. Presenter Name(s) with a limit of two presenters per talk or 1 moderator and up to four panelists per panel
and Organization(s)
5. Please choose the minimum time you must have for this presentation (in minutes):
20, 30, 45, 60, 80, 100
6. Please choose the desired time you would like (in minutes):
20, 30, 45, 60, 80, 100
7. RESULTS/SCREENSHOTS
We can not approve content for games, demos, examples of health related game projects without seeing a screenshot. We can not approve sessions covering research results without seeing some level of the research results.
Please provide 2 screenshots for all games you may discuss unless otherwise released commercially
Please provide 2 pieces of research results (as a slide or data) if you will be discussing research results
Also please provide the platform needs of any software involved (i.e. PC, PS2, PDA, Web based, etc.)
AREAS OF INTEREST/TALKS WANTED
The Games for Health field is quite wide. Areas of interest are covered in part by our submission form above.
We are especially interested in the following areas:
* The use of game-based technologies for improving medical imaging and information
* Game-based simulations of health populations especially for simulating outbreaks and health policy decisions
* Applications which improve training through the use of game-based approaches to simulation and learning
* Discussions of how to do proper assessment of health training games
* Marketing and market development insight for developers
* Case studies of completed projects focusing on results achieved
* Case studies of unique in-progress developments that offer insight into the development challenges
* Next-generation exergaming titles
* Case studies of partnerships that have brought games for health projects past the development stage
* New interfaces and paradigms that enable games where physical movement is a critical part of play
* Discussions about core problems in health and healthcare that could be addressed by game-based approaches
* Virtual human technologies (graphics, AI, natural language) that help us advance the state of interaction with on-screen characters
PRESENTERS
All presenters selected for Games for Health receive free addmission. All travel and lodging is the responsibility of the presenter(s).
Yourself Fitness invades McDonalds
Posted by Peter Smith on 06-05-15
Next time you stroll into a McDonalds thinking about a greasy fatty delicious hamburger, contemplate getting a Salad. I know McDonalds is not known for having food that is good for you, but it may be worth checking out this once. Yourself Fitness has partnered with McDonalds to bring its virtual fitness instructor Maya to you TV via 15 minute workout videos. There are four in all featuring Core, Strength, Yoga, and Cardio. I picked up Strength yesterday, along with a hearty Asian Salad and a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. I can feel the weight coming off already.