HelperFriend, a Serious Game for Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Children: Design and Pilot Study.
Ismael Edrein Espinosa-CurielEdgar Efrén Pozas-BogarinMaryleidi Hernández-ArvizuMaria Elena Navarro-JiménezEdwin Emeth Delgado-PérezJuan Martínez-MirandaHumberto Pérez-EspinosaPublished in: JMIR serious games (2022)
HelperFriend appears to be feasible and acceptable for young children. In addition, this game seems to be a viable tool to help improve the knowledge, the intention to conduct healthy behaviors, and the dietary intake of children; however, a well-powered randomized controlled trial is needed to prove the efficacy of HelperFriend.