Go and play: gaming and the NHS
Pokemon Go may be generating stories about unexpected health benefits, but getting effective ‘health’ games into use is no easy task, as Ben Heather discovers at a Games for Health conference in Coventry.
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Pokemon Go may be generating stories about unexpected health benefits, but getting effective ‘health’ games into use is no easy task, as Ben Heather discovers at a Games for Health conference in Coventry.
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