⭐ Rewards, avatars, badges, leaderboards, progress bars, and coins - all these help engage users with the content and make boring things more fun.
So how about making important things like mental health more engaging?
Apps help users to practice self-care by motivating them and creating habits. Games are perfect at this task.
There are more than 3 billion players worldwide. The gaming market is growing fast and will hit USD 159.3 billion this year and will exceed USD 200 billion by 2023.
👀 Take a look at these start-ups breaking the idea that health is boring! 👇👇👇
Sleepagotchi gifts users an NFT if they keep to their sleeping schedule. It is called Sleep & Collect NFT model. Users can use the NFTs to personalise their virtual Meta-Room. The alpha version of Sleepagotchi launched in May and has already reached 10,000 Discord members and 500 alpha testers.
The Best news: users claimed they started to care more about their sleep and go to bed early.
EndeavorRX is the first medically approved game for children with ADHD. The game helps children with ADHD to train their attention and can be prescribed alongside other treatments.
In the game, children will play something like a racing game which will involve guiding a character along a course, avoiding obstacles.
However, it’s not that easy, there are visual effects and sounds built in that would naturally distract those that struggle to focus. To finish the game, they must remain focused which as a result improves their attention skills. As children progress in the game, it adapts to their performance.
☝️ One of the positive outcomes - 73% of children said they could more easily pay attention after one month of treatment.
Mindpet allows you to care for yourself while exploring a dreamy island with your friends. Users can invite their friends to the island, play games, listen to meditations and do breathing exercises together. By doing these exercises they can earn crystals to customise their virtual pet!
Finch helps you take care of yourself by taking care of your virtual pet. The app has a wide variety of daily self-care exercises personalised for you. Each positive task you complete helps your new finch grow. The app encourages users to complete reflective questionnaires, set goals, and develop positive habits. 🎯
🤝 Kind Words connect people around the world and motivate them to write nice letters to each other. It is an amazing example of how an interface and the right system can motivate users to be kind and supportive. ✉️
In this game, players anonymously write out their concerns and sorrows in a letter. The other readers can read letters and respond with good words only once. They can also send stickers and build a collection, using them as room decorations. All the letters are sent anonymously but creators say that they have to address only 3% of the content. It shows how people can be kind to each other if you set the environment right!
Coastal bank created a virtual island where you can play and learn about digital banking through a fun online experience. The game features a variety of quests where you need to help citizens, complete a bike race or build a bridge. By doing this, you learn more about fintech solutions like digital banking for Black and Latino customers or easy money transfers to the family overseas.
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