Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games

Angel Torres-Toukoumidis; Diego Vintimilla-León; Andrea De-Santis; Juan Cárdenas-Tapia; Mario Mäeots

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6347-6_46

Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games

Angel Torres-Toukoumidis, Diego Vintimilla-León, Andrea De-Santis, Juan Cárdenas-Tapia, Mario Mäeots

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Abstract

Health literacy has become a priority for the well-being of individuals and society. Despite the implementation of public policies aimed at its formalization in the educational structure, and the promotion of technological development and the digital ecosystem, the new generations have not been actively involved. The incorporation of playful elements has a dynamic effect on literacy processes, promoting the development of skills and competencies that influence learning. Through a systematic review (PRISMA-P) of the scientific literature on health literacy and its relationship with games, this article provides a specific and structured synthesis of the empirical studies published in the last 10 years, identifying contributions and patterns between multidisciplinary contributions, with a particular focus on the combination between gamification and serious games. We concluded that immersion in a playful experience favors the emotional and cognitive learning of the player. The simulated reality of serious games and the gamification of activities can help understand health information, generating direct benefits through risk reduction, adoption of healthy habits and lifestyles.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022
Editors	Paulo Carlos López-López, Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis, Andrea De-Santis, Óscar Avilés, Daniel Barredo
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	511-525
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9789811963469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6347-6_46
State	Published - 2023
Event	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2022 - Cuenca, Ecuador Duration: 7 Sep 2022 → 9 Sep 2022

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	318
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2022
Country/Territory	Ecuador
City	Cuenca
Period	7/09/22 → 9/09/22

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© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Keywords

Gamification
Health literacy
Playful experience
Serious games

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Torres-Toukoumidis, A., Vintimilla-León, D., De-Santis, A., Cárdenas-Tapia, J., & Mäeots, M. (2023). Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games. In P. C. López-López, Á. Torres-Toukoumidis, A. De-Santis, Ó. Avilés, & D. Barredo (Eds.), Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022 (pp. 511-525). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 318). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6347-6_46

Torres-Toukoumidis, Angel ; Vintimilla-León, Diego ; De-Santis, Andrea et al. / Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games. Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022. editor / Paulo Carlos López-López ; Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis ; Andrea De-Santis ; Óscar Avilés ; Daniel Barredo. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 511-525 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Torres-Toukoumidis, A , Vintimilla-León, D , De-Santis, A , Cárdenas-Tapia, J & Mäeots, M 2023, Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games. in PC López-López, Á Torres-Toukoumidis, A De-Santis, Ó Avilés & D Barredo (eds), Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol. 318, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 511-525, International Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2022, Cuenca, Ecuador, 7/09/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6347-6_46

Playful Experience in Health Literacy. Beyond Gamification and Serious Games. / Torres-Toukoumidis, Angel ; Vintimilla-León, Diego ; De-Santis, Andrea et al.
Communication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022. ed. / Paulo Carlos López-López; Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis; Andrea De-Santis; Óscar Avilés; Daniel Barredo. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 511-525 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 318).

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