BARCELONA – 9 April 2024 – The European project HealthyMindEd has today launched a strategic collaboration with the School of New Interactive Technologies of the University of Barcelona (ENTI) for the development of serious games. A serious game is an interactive video game or application specifically designed for training, educational, therapeutic or awareness-raising purposes, rather than seeking entertainment alone.
The collaboration was made possible thanks to the UAB team, who invited ENTI to cooperate in the project by offering their students’ the chance to design a Serious Game for HealthyMindEd with the results of the research. The students are training in the subject “Advanced Mechanics for Video Game Programming”, under the direction of Oscar Garcia-Panella, professor, founder and director of the ENTI. The subject is based on a Project Based Learning methodology, where 30 students, organised into five groups, will participate in a gamified competition to create the best video game prototype focused on the scientific results of the HealthyMindEd project.
The main objective of these video games will be to help students “survive the digital challenges of higher education” while maintaining successful academic performance and positive mental and physical health.
In recognition of the students’ talent and effort, the best project will receive a prize of 500 euros (provided by the HealthyMindEd project) and the two finalists will also receive recognition in the form of a prize and financial support.
Read more about this initiative on HealthyMindEd website.
