Anti-smoking educational game using avatars as visualized possible selves

• Main Authors: Song, Hayeon, Kim, Jihyun, Jung, Younbo, Kwon, Remi J.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Life and medical sciences; DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Alternative media; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Promotional communication; DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100904; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18228
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Few social smokers envision themselves being affected by the negative consequences of smoking despite well-known facts that smoking causes serious illnesses and death. However, as smoking habits quickly develop, social smokers cannot be free from the negative consequences of smoking. In this study,...