Anti-smoking educational game using avatars as visualized possible selves

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Highlights:

• An anti-smoking educational game was created and evaluated.

• An avatar in the game could show future self affected by long years of smoking.

• An avatar with future face made significant changes in smoking related attitudes.

• Seeing one’s own face made insignificant changes in smoking related attitudes.

• In future condition, viewing one’s own face increased perceived risk.

摘要

•An anti-smoking educational game was created and evaluated.•An avatar in the game could show future self affected by long years of smoking.•An avatar with future face made significant changes in smoking related attitudes.•Seeing one’s own face made insignificant changes in smoking related attitudes.•In future condition, viewing one’s own face increased perceived risk.

论文关键词:Educational game,Serious game,Smoking,Possible selves,Susceptibility

论文评审过程:Available online 4 May 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.008