Health and digital gaming: The benefits of a community of practice

dc.contributor.author	Schott, Gareth Richard
dc.contributor.author	Hodgetts, Darrin
dc.date.accessioned	2009-01-05T20:00:51Z
dc.date.available	2009-01-05T20:00:51Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	Schott, G. & Hodgetts, D. (2006). Health and digital gaming: The benefits of a community of practice. Journal of Health Psychology(11), 309-316.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10289/1737
dc.description.abstract	Psychologists have a tendency to focus on the negative side of life. Our discipline has become preoccupied with illness rather than health. Where the media are concerned we explore the consequences of unhealthy messages for the population in general or young people in particular. This commentary breaks with tradition by outlining ways in which digital games can enhance health. Positive health consequences of gaming are explored in relation to surgical training and therapeutic interventions, physical exercise, health education and community participation.	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.relation.uri	http://hpq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/2/309	en
dc.subject	community	en
dc.subject	digital games	en
dc.subject	digital gaming	en
dc.subject	health	en
dc.title	Health and digital gaming: The benefits of a community of practice	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/1359105306061189	en