Mindful Gaming: How Digital Games Can Improve Mindfulness
Lecture notes in computer sciencePublished 1 January 2015Open access
Jacek Sliwinski, Mary Katsikitis, Christian Jones
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This study demonstrates how mindfulness can be improved by using technology, in particular digital games, and appropriate games are presented together with research evidence showing their efficacy for mindfulness training.
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