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    Applying Game Thinking to Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention

    Dewick, P and Stanmore, E (2017) Applying Game Thinking to Slips, Trips and Falls Prevention. In: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe 14th Annual Conference (AAATE 2017), 11 September 2017 - 15 September 2017, Sheffield, UK.

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    © 2017 The authors and IOS Press. All rights reserved. Gamification is about the way in which 'game thinking' can engage participants and change behaviours in real, non-game contexts. This paper explores how game thinking can be applied to help prevent slips, trips and falls (STF), which are the largest cause of accidental death in older people across Europe. The paper contributes to the assistive technology, digital health and computer science/human behaviour communities by responding to a gap in the literature for papers detailing the innovation process of developing interventions to improve health and quality of life. The aim of the paper is of interest to the many stakeholders involved in enabling older people to live independent, confident, healthy and safe lives in the community.

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