eHealth Game Jams provide prototypes for health care

Digitalisation and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for health and wellbeing are crucial today for providing high - quality care. Gamified solutions can be used in health care to promote health of the customers or to train health care professionals. Games for Health Finland network activates co-creation workshops, Game Jams, for creating prototypes for more efficient health care. These events bring together people with different backgrounds with a spark of innovation and to get a break from their normal routines and working environment. During the eHealth2018 conference a short Game Jam that lasted only 18 hours was organized, with 20 jammers from across the Finland. As a result we got 5 prototypes that was introduced at the end of the conference to the conference audience

Games for Health Game Jams – fast and social development projects for health promotion

Games for Health is a new, emerging field that promotes well-being, health and functional capacity. These games have desired health outcomes and are used to encourage citizens to take responsibility for their own self-care. There is a huge amount of applications, technology and games that can be used as such or tailored to inspire and motivate different user groups to achieve health benefits. With its pioneering role, Kuopio Innovation Ltd is leading Games for Health Finland and bringing together a unique combination of expertise, innovation and cross-cutting know-how for the benefit of people’s well-being.Finland is one of the eHealth pioneers in the world with a long history of digitised healthcare information [1]. Health technology has been a great success story for Finland. Products designed and manufactured in Finland are helping doctors all over the world to treat and save the lives of patients [2]. Finland also has one of the most active and rapidly expanding game industries in the world [3]. What could be the result when the best of both worlds, health technology and games, are combined in Games for Health?Games for Health Game Jams bring together game designers, programmers, sound designers, graphic artists, health and wellness experts, students, professionals, complete beginners and people simply interested in the topic. During Game Jams, they are all working in teams to create games, prototypes or concepts