Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gaming4Health.com?

Gaming4Health is an interactive social network for the Health Care industry. We provide the community, information, resources and services to support the adoption of healthy gaming as a means to improve health education, condition management, fitness and quality of life.

What Are Healthy Games?

As simple as that question seems, there isn’t necessarily one standard answer. Healthy Games are games that promote wellness, or enhance the management of a medical condition, or serve as a simulation for educational or training purposes.

Healthy Gaming can take the form of exercise (games like Dance Dance Revolution), mental health (games like Happy Neuron), fighting depression (games like Reach Out Central) and dealing with various medical conditions (games like Snow World for burn recovery and Glucoboy for diabetes).

For more information about the Industry as a whole, visit the Games For Health Organization at: http://www.gamesforhealth.org/index3.html

More on Healthy Games by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Playing Games to Improve Health
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/pioneer/resources/product.jsp?id=28113&pid=1140

Games For Health
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/pioneer/resources/product.jsp?id=18259&pid=1140

What Kinds of Technologies Are Being Used?

Healthy Games are available in just about every form imaginable: on your computer, on video game consoles (in-home and portable), board games, online, Virtual Reality – wherever there are ‘regular’ games, there are Healthy Games available, or soon-to-be-available

What Kinds of Games Are Available?

Right now, the Healthy Games Industry is in its infancy, but there are plenty of games available right now. Just to give you a taste, here’s a short list: games that promote exercise, games that promote mental health, games that help people deal with injuries and diseases, games that help medical professionals identify depression, games to help kids learn how the body works and games that promote nutrition.

See our GameBase to search for a Healthy Game you need.

I can’t find a game I know exists – can you help me find it?

First, you might want to try placing a message in our discussion forums. You can also email our research team at Bradley@medicalalliances.com and we will see if we can locate the item in question.

I am interested in writing or blogging for G4H … what do I do?

We are always looking for great ideas and information! The first thing to do is to become familiar with our site – look things over, see what we have and determine what you would like to contribute. When you’re ready, simply send an email to Bradley@medicalalliances.com and let him know your ideas. That’s it!

Who is that green guy?

The “green guy” is Zarupee, who hails from Mars. Zarupee was first discovered by CiCi and Ace on their rocket trip to Mars in “Ferris Wheel Fun”, an interactive children’s learning book/CD by Rainey (www.zarupee.com).While Healthy Gaming is new to Planet Earth, Zarupee and other beings throughout the Galaxy have been using games for healthy living for a very long time. In fact, other than humans, most sentient beings use games to do just about everything. Lucky for us, however, Zarupee has decided to teach us how to live healthy, play games, and HAVE FUN!

Who is iConecto?

iConecto is building a next-generation health promotion, condition management, and fitness improvement company, specializing in interactive video and virtual reality gaming. We are developing partnerships with game/content developers and health, wellness and other group-level organizations to promote next generation health education, condition management, and fitness.

Are there advertising or sponsorship opportunities on Gaming4Health.com?

Yes! We are in the process of establishing our advertising and sponsorship programs and can develop a program that will meet your needs. Contact Doug@iConecto.com for more information.

Do you offer distribution arrangements to market a game/device/resource directly through G4H?

Yes! We are actively pursuing distribution agreements with the creators and developers of games/devices/resources. The nature of the agreement will be based on the type of application, the level of demand for it among health-related organizations and consumers and other factors. For more information, contact Doug@iConecto.com.

I’m interested in offering a healthy gaming package to my employees/ members/ constituents/ students. Does G4H offer this?

Yes! By virtue of the distribution agreements we have in place with game/device/resource developers, we can offer a healthy gaming package or program to your organization. For more information, contact Doug@iConecto.com.

Are you seeking investors or strategic partners?

Potentially, yes. Currently, Gaming4Health.com and iConecto are a privately held division of Medical Alliances Inc. If an investor or partner emerges that shares our vision for expanding the entire Healthy Gaming market by way of a robust, user-friendly intermediary, we are certainly interested in talking to them. For more information, contact Doug@iConecto.com.