Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers

By letting people make choices and experience the outcomes of those choices, gaming provides a much more hands-on way of learning about health.

By: Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 1,535

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University

Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor’s office, waiting for your appointment to get birth control – and instead of calculating how many other people will be called before you, or perusing old magazines, a nurse hands you a digital tablet and encourages you to play a game.

You power it on, and you find yourselves drawn into a story: Can you help …

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