An Overview of Serious Games

Table 2

Classification of serious games.

Game	Application area	Activity	Modality	Interaction style	Environment
					Real/virtual/mixed	Mobility	Single/multiplayer	2D/3D	Location awareness	Online
Heartlands	Well-being	Physical exertion	Audio/visual	Pocket PC and heart-rate monitor	Virtual	Yes	Single- and multiplayer	2D	Yes	No
Life is a Village		Physical exertion	Audio/visual	Exercise bike and Wii remote	Virtual	No	Single- and multiplayer	3D	No	No
Monster and Gold		Physical exertion	Audio/visual	Mobile phone and heart-rate monitor	Virtual	Yes	Single	2D	Yes	No
Sensor Network for Active Play (SNAP)		Physical exertion	Audio/visual	Sensors (accelerometers)	Virtual	No	Single- and multiplayer	—	No	No
Fish “n” Steps		Physical exertion	Visual	Pedometer	Virtual	No	Single- and multiplayer	2D	No	—
UbiFit Garden		Physical exertion	Visual	Mobile phone and fitness device	Virtual	Yes	Single	2D	No	No
Rehabilitation Gaming System	Health care	Physiological	Audio/visual	Data gloves and camera	Virtual	No	Single	3D	No	No
HAT		Mental/physical	Audio/visual	Nintendo Wii	Virtual	Yes	Single	3D	No	No
21 Tally		Mental/physical	Audio/visual	Biofeedback sensors	Virtual	Yes	Single	3D	No	No
Match-3		Physical exertion	Audio/visual	Wii-mote	Mixed	No	Single	3D	No	No
Making History	Education and cultural heritage	Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single- and multiplayer	3D	No	Yes
Roma Nova		Mental	Audio visual and haptic	Traditional interfaces and haptic device	Virtual	No	Single	3D	No	Yes
Ayiti: The Cost of Life		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single	2D	No	Yes
3rd World Farmer		Mental	Audio visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single	2D	No	Yes
Lost in the Middle Kingdom		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single	3D	No	No
Skills Arena		Mental	Audio/visual	Gameboy	Virtual	Yes	Single	2D	No	No
IBM CityOne Game		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single- and multiplayer	2D	Yes	Yes
DeLearyous	Interpersonal communication	Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single	3D	No	No
BiLAT		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	No	Single	2D	No	Yes
VECTOR		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Mixed	No	Single	2D	Yes	Yes
StoreWorld		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	Yes	Multiplayer	2D	No	Yes
SimParc		Mental	Audio/visual	Traditional interfaces	Virtual	Yes	Multiplayer	3D	Yes	No