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A visit to a hospital emergency room is often a traumatic and anxiety inducing experience for children (as well as their parents). Hospital Hero is game developed with the aim of helping children familiarize themselves with the hospital environment and the instruments/equipment that they will undergo while focusing their attention on positive feedback thereby alleviating their anxiety and easing the work of hospital staff and the burden on parents and care givers leading to better treatment and a better experience.
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Tranquada, S., Chen, M., Chisik, Y. (2013). Hospital Hero: A Game for Reducing Stress and Anxiety of Hospitalized Children in Emergency Room. In: Reidsma, D., Katayose, H., Nijholt, A. (eds) Advances in Computer Entertainment. ACE 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8253. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03161-3_71
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