welcome
ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Entertainment

Entertainment

Can online games be an effective intervention to help adolescents reduce substance abuse?

ScienceDaily
Summary
Nutrition label

80% Informative

Mizzou researcher aims to identify the key elements of digital games that can best help adolescents ditch bad habits.

Mansoo Yu looked at 26 studies involving digital interventions including online games, virtual reality games, mobile app games and video games.

He found the most effective games were personalized to the individual playing the game, had a social component for users to compete against their friends and family, and included content that encouraged behavior change.

VR Score

90

Informative language

97

Neutral language

58

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

75

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links

Small business owner?

Otherweb launches Autoblogger—a revolutionary way to bring more leads to any small business, using the power of AI.