Posts tagged GamesForHealth

Xbox 360 rehabilitates wounded Marine

by Richard Mitchell (Dec 22nd 2006 4:00PM)

It's a miracle that Lance Cpl. John McClellan survived a bullet to the head while stationed in Haditha, Iraq -- the sniper's bullet missed his carotid artery by less than a millimeter -- but his recovery afterwards is perhaps equally miraculous. The injury -- one of three he has received on duty -- ...

Games for Health design competition opens

by Ross Miller (Oct 19th 2006 8:30PM)

Envision a game that makes a difference, and your idea could net you a clean conscience (and some cash). The Games for Health competition is looking for game designs "aimed at improving aspects of health and health care." The best student / organization storyboards will win $5,000 apiece, and the ...

PC impressions: Re-Mission

by Ross Miller (May 17th 2006 3:45PM)

Surprisingly fun. Re-Mission is a third-person shooter from Hope Labs where you play Roxxi, a cancer-killing nanobot, as she moves through the human body hunting down and destroying cancer cells. In the one level we played, we were informed that we must kill all the lymph node cells. However, the ...