Serious Games are digital, game-based applications, as well as hard and software technologies, which have been developed for purpose-oriented use well beyond just entertainment value. Ranges of application are, for example, in medicine, education, culture, industry, scientific, security, marketing, or politics and policy making. They permit and allow attempts and “mistake-making” without the consequences of the real world. They confront the players with problems and assignments of tasks which have to be solved and give direct feedback regarding success and failure. The multimedia world sparks curiosity and fascinates through the virtual world, and through the variety of media (e.g. text, graphics, audio, animation) that is portrayed. This voluntary “immersion” leads to a highly concentrated state of mind which can be used in terms of achieving the goals of the game. Silver Gaming
The potential of Serious Games has recently come to the foreground due to the demands in the context of the health industry. The Game Engineers are the developers and point of contact regarding “Health Games”, control their own research projects, and use their practical experience in the area regarding seniors as well as in “old people's homes” and “nursing homes”.
