Wealth of Health - A board game that makes hand-washing fun!

Encourage adherence by rewarding healthy habits as players compete to win! The only thing better than quality care, is quality habits that minimize the need for care.

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Inspiration

All of our team members have played board games with friends or family on several occasions. The atmosphere, camaraderie, and uniqueness of "game night" really appealed to us as we brainstormed for this track. We appreciated that board games were family-orientated and that the industry was growing at a rapid pace. When looking for a new and creative solution to the problems highlighted in this track, we wanted to combine traditional, PSA-like information with a non-traditional approach. Thus, we decided on board games as a medium to explore.

What it does

Wealth of Health combines the entertainment of a board game with the value of a healthy lifestyle. It encourages healthy behavior by tying in-game consequences to real-life action, incorporating friendly competition to add to the excitement. Through repeated exposure and habituation, the game educates players on and encourages them to follow and adhere to a healthy lifestyle.

How we built it

While the demo was constructed digitally, we envision the final product to be wholly physical. The game can also be easily digitized, as the mechanics are relatively simple.

Challenges we ran into

The key challenge was striking a balance between making the game fun and sufficiently incentivizing healthy action. This was difficult as these two ideas are contradictory in many ways. In an attempt to strike this balance, we appealed to the fundamentals of what make board games entertaining: camaraderie and competition.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to have created a product that is creative and represents a non-mainstream approach to a common problem. We are also proud to have leveraged our strengths to counteract our short-falls in the technical space in order to propose a meaningful solution.

What we learned

We have learned a great deal about the intricacies of game design, ranging from specific game mechanics to broader objectives of the game. We have also learned a lot about what makes games fun and appealing, and how we can leverage those factors as we attempt to create our own.

What's next for Wealth of Health - A board game that makes hand-washing fun!

We want to make Wealth of Health a reality! We hope one day you may find this game on the shelf of your local retailer or on the pages of your favorite e-commerce website.

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