How games can be used to combat vaccine misinformation
How games can be used to combat vaccine misinformation
How games can be used to combat vaccine misinformation
By Soraiya Verjee
August 24, 2021
Summary
One way to achieve this is through gamification and serious games.
Serious games are designed to educate and nudge a change in behaviour and not just entertain.
Critically, games are also played voluntarily and require skill rather than luck.
Digital innovation like games and gamification have the dual potential of driving health outcomes and combating misinformation related to Covid-19.
Using games to combat misinformation is also not a new concept.
They worked with game designers to develop a number of app-based and browser games aimed at educating the public.
Some games used traditional gamification principles like quizzes and surveys, leaderboards and points for correct answers, while others, like Factitious, leveraged the Tinder swipe, which is a gamification function.
Reference
Verjee, S. (2021, August 24). How games can be used to combat vaccine misinformation. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/542/219325.html