The Washington Post: Video Games Aim to Hook Children on Better Health
Original publication date: October 21, 2006
Author: Christopher Lee
This feature article explored how health themed video games are showing parents and kids that playing games can improve their health. Re-Mission and the research behind it were featured, alongside Immune Attack by Federation of American Scientists, Packy & Marlon by Nintendo, and Escape from Diab by Archimage Inc.
Dr. Steve Cole, Vice President of Research & Development at HopeLab, was interviewed and stated, “[Re-Mission] is stealth learning. The things that happen inside the game don’t stay in the game; they get in your head and they change the way you approach the world…. Cancer is not death knocking on your door, but basically an opponent whose butt you are going to kick.”
Rashida Wilkins, a 16-year-old cancer patient who took part in HopeLab’s research on Re-Mission, was also interviewed.
“It showed me how the chemo goes through my body and kills the cancer cells, and it was fun to play,” said Rashida. She is now in remission.
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