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Overcome Illness, Lose Weight & Quit Smoking Using A Smartphone

Jane McGonigal's new app helps players overcome health challenges and meet goals through game mechanics.
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Keen On… Jane McGonigal: Is Gaming the Opium of the People? (TCTV)

Technology : TechCrunch (2 years ago)

Is gaming like religion – a way of taking our minds off reality and indulging in unrealizable fantasies? Not according to Jane McGonigal, one of electronic gaming’s most articulate evangelists. According to McGonigal, gaming is real... Read Post

Just in time for your New Year’s resolutions: Meet PumpUp, a personal iOS fitness coach

Technology : The Next Web Blog (5 months ago)

If you’re committing to losing weight, exercise more or live more healthily in 2013, there are loads of smartphone apps and accessories that can help you achieve your fitness goals.... Keep reading ? Read Post

Why one startup thinks laying a few bets could help companies convince employees to slim down

Technology : GigaOM (18 hours ago)

A new startup is using financial incentives and penalties to help employers encourage their employees to lose weight and lower their risk for chronic disease. Read Post


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