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Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications
BACKGROUND: Young people use digital technology on a daily basis and enjoy web-based games that promote social interactions among peers. These interactions in web-based communities can develop social knowledge and life skills. Intervening via existing web-based community games represents an innovati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337365/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37294609 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39465 |
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author | Martin, Philippe Chapoton, Boris Bourmaud, Aurélie Dumas, Agnès Kivits, Joëlle Eyraud, Clara Dubois, Capucine Alberti, Corinne Le Roux, Enora |
author_facet | Martin, Philippe Chapoton, Boris Bourmaud, Aurélie Dumas, Agnès Kivits, Joëlle Eyraud, Clara Dubois, Capucine Alberti, Corinne Le Roux, Enora |
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description | BACKGROUND: Young people use digital technology on a daily basis and enjoy web-based games that promote social interactions among peers. These interactions in web-based communities can develop social knowledge and life skills. Intervening via existing web-based community games represents an innovative opportunity for health promotion interventions. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to collect and describe players’ proposals for delivering health promotion through existing web-based community games among young people, elaborate on related recommendations adapted from a concrete experience of intervention research, and describe the application of these recommendations in new interventions. METHODS: We implemented a health promotion and prevention intervention via a web-based community game (Habbo; Sulake Oy). During the implementation of the intervention, we conducted an observational qualitative study on young people’s proposals via an intercept web-based focus group. We asked 22 young participants (3 groups in total) for their proposals about the best ways to carry out a health intervention in this context. First, using verbatim transcriptions of the players’ proposals, we conducted a qualitative thematic analysis. Second, we elaborated on recommendations for action development and implementation based on our experiences and work with a multidisciplinary consortium of experts. Third, we applied these recommendations in new interventions and described their application. RESULTS: A thematic analysis of the participants’ proposals revealed 3 main themes and 14 subthemes related to their proposals and process elements: the conditions for developing an attractive intervention within a game, the value of involving peers in developing the intervention, and the ways to mobilize and monitor gamers’ participation. These proposals emphasized the importance of interventions involving and moderating a small group of players in a playful manner but with professional aspects. We established 16 domains with 27 recommendations for preparing an intervention and implementing it in web-based games by adopting the codes of game culture. The application of the recommendations showed their usefulness and that it was possible to make adapted and diverse interventions in the game. CONCLUSIONS: Integrated health promotion interventions in existing web-based community games have the potential for promoting the health and well-being of young people. There is a need to incorporate specific key aspects of the games and gaming community recommendations, from conception to implementation, to maximize the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of the interventions integrated in current digital practices. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04888208; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04888208 |
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spelling | pubmed-103373652023-07-13 Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications Martin, Philippe Chapoton, Boris Bourmaud, Aurélie Dumas, Agnès Kivits, Joëlle Eyraud, Clara Dubois, Capucine Alberti, Corinne Le Roux, Enora JMIR Serious Games Original Paper BACKGROUND: Young people use digital technology on a daily basis and enjoy web-based games that promote social interactions among peers. These interactions in web-based communities can develop social knowledge and life skills. Intervening via existing web-based community games represents an innovative opportunity for health promotion interventions. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to collect and describe players’ proposals for delivering health promotion through existing web-based community games among young people, elaborate on related recommendations adapted from a concrete experience of intervention research, and describe the application of these recommendations in new interventions. METHODS: We implemented a health promotion and prevention intervention via a web-based community game (Habbo; Sulake Oy). During the implementation of the intervention, we conducted an observational qualitative study on young people’s proposals via an intercept web-based focus group. We asked 22 young participants (3 groups in total) for their proposals about the best ways to carry out a health intervention in this context. First, using verbatim transcriptions of the players’ proposals, we conducted a qualitative thematic analysis. Second, we elaborated on recommendations for action development and implementation based on our experiences and work with a multidisciplinary consortium of experts. Third, we applied these recommendations in new interventions and described their application. RESULTS: A thematic analysis of the participants’ proposals revealed 3 main themes and 14 subthemes related to their proposals and process elements: the conditions for developing an attractive intervention within a game, the value of involving peers in developing the intervention, and the ways to mobilize and monitor gamers’ participation. These proposals emphasized the importance of interventions involving and moderating a small group of players in a playful manner but with professional aspects. We established 16 domains with 27 recommendations for preparing an intervention and implementing it in web-based games by adopting the codes of game culture. The application of the recommendations showed their usefulness and that it was possible to make adapted and diverse interventions in the game. CONCLUSIONS: Integrated health promotion interventions in existing web-based community games have the potential for promoting the health and well-being of young people. There is a need to incorporate specific key aspects of the games and gaming community recommendations, from conception to implementation, to maximize the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of the interventions integrated in current digital practices. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04888208; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04888208 JMIR Publications 2023-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10337365/ /pubmed/37294609 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39465 Text en ©Philippe Martin, Boris Chapoton, Aurélie Bourmaud, Agnès Dumas, Joëlle Kivits, Clara Eyraud, Capucine Dubois, Corinne Alberti, Enora Le Roux. Originally published in JMIR Serious Games (https://games.jmir.org), 09.06.2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Serious Games, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on https://games.jmir.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Martin, Philippe Chapoton, Boris Bourmaud, Aurélie Dumas, Agnès Kivits, Joëlle Eyraud, Clara Dubois, Capucine Alberti, Corinne Le Roux, Enora Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title | Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title_full | Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title_fullStr | Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title_short | Health Promotion in Popular Web-Based Community Games Among Young People: Proposals, Recommendations, and Applications |
title_sort | health promotion in popular web-based community games among young people: proposals, recommendations, and applications |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337365/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37294609 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/39465 |
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