To some people, reading old blog posts might be unattractive since the content might be perceived as no longer being current. But something in an old Dose of Digital post turned up and seems as relevant now as ever before. The piece focused on how people learn through playing, and that making learning fun can improve health outcomes significantly. Is it also fair to say that the most effective communications are also the most emotive or emotionally involving?
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Posts Tagged ‘Flash games’
Are the most effective health communications also the most emotional?
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010How effective are Flash games at educating patients?
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A new Flash game called ‘Privates’, made by Channel 4, has launched in the UK. Players control a squad of condom-hatted soldiers who run around the pubic region shooting sexually transmitted diseases with anti-viral bazookas (yes, really – watch the ‘Privates’ trailer if you want to see for yourself). So is this dumbing down to an absurd level, or does this kind of thing actually work?
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