Dental Hygiene as a Game
Kids generally do a bad job at brushing their teeth. Many have hypothesized that making the experience more fun (branded toothbrushes, colored pastes, teddy bear videos) would lead to better adherence, and they’ve gone down the road to prove it.
Well, from our friends in Taiwan, comes a toothbrushing game that melds spatial virtualization with toothbrushing to create an objective-oriented game to clean those dents. Using Wii/eyeToy style technology, the game gives kids control over a virtual character that appears in their mirror, brushing to win! Check it out. I love Taiwan.
Thanks to the folks from NewScientist for the news!