Mobile Technologies and Its Advantages with Promoting Healthy Habits amongst Children

Abstract

This paper describes an app suite that consists of mobile games to encourage increased activity and healthier eating by children in fun and motivating ways. The apps include Scavenger Hunt, in which a user can take pictures of objects that match a specific color in a short amount of time; Fish Out of Water, that tracks the number of steps you take to "catch" the fish; Space Rayders, a mobile game similar to tag; and Health Attack, a memory game based off of the food pyramid. The paper describes how the apps help increase awareness of aspects important for living a healthier life for children, highlighting a plan for dissemination through youth clubs and mobile app stores. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.