RePlay Health

RePlay Health is a game that fosters player empathy and understanding for the many major decision points in the healthcare system. One of the exciting outcomes of this study is RePlay Health’s ability to help players conceptualize how new health initiatives might affect them and their respective communities.

It's a 'role-playing sport' where players must balance performing physical activities to score points with trying to monitor and improve their character's health. During the game, your health is taking a turn for the worse. You must decide: do you want to take time off from work (and lose the opportunity to score points) in order to better your health now? Or should you push your luck and hope it doesn’t get worse? Maybe things wouldn’t have gotten as bad if you had quit smoking and taken your medication like you were supposed to, but it’s too late for that! Players quickly learn that the system is flawed, and in between rounds it’s their job to improve it.

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