Conference Coverage Highlights: Games for Health 2009

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The fifth annual Games for Health Conference, held in Boston June 10-12, brought together several hundred people at the intersection of game development and health. The stated goal was to explore the use of game techology in health and healthcare and to discuss recent industry advancements. Those interviewed in this program include: Ben Sawyer, co-founder of the conference; Richard Tate of HopeLab; Jerry Heneghan of Virtual Heroes; Richard Levine, developer of the video game "Microsurgeon;" Stephen Downs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Paul Puopolo of Humana; and Steve Brown of 3banana.