The Healthcare Games Showdown™, a competition involving college students creating video games and apps for healthcare, livestreamed this July. Hosted by Texas Medical Center’s TMC Innovation Institute, the tech tournament featured innovative projects that gamified the healthcare categories including: Medical Education & Training, Participatory Health, Exergaming & Fitness, Rehabilitation Games, Cognitive & Emotional, and Operations & Patient Records.

Students leveraged various platforms to build their games. 8th Wall and Babylon.js were used to build interactive Web AR experiences, including a game aiming to help patients continue healthy lifestyle habits after leaving the hospital.

At the finale of the 4–week showdown, the teams will submit their working prototypes to potential employers and judges for review. Winners will have the opportunity to be hired to continue development of their project.

You can watch episodes of the Healthcare Games Showdown here.

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