Grants
Ms. Kelmar won the following Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for MedicalWorks.
NIH SBIR Grant, Phase I: Smoking Cessation CD Rom Game for Youth.
NIH SBIR Grant, Phase II: Smoking Cessation CD Rom Game for Youth.
NIH SBIR Grant, Phase I: Internet Multi-player Smoking Cessation Game for Youth.
NIH SBIR Grant, Phase II: Internet Multi-player Smoking Cessation Game for Youth.
Resulting Products
Mind & Mayhem was designed in 1999 as a CD Rom eHealth game to move smokers along the continuum to quitting through education and positive reinforcement.
Me, Inc. teaches good decision making skills through a mystery style of game.
Buddies On-Line is an eHealth social community with mobile topical mini-games. It was evaluated across the U.S. with 1000 youth. The quit rate was 26%.
Smoke Screen is a top-down pursuit action maze game. The objective is to chase down a spy planting misinformation through a system of corridors. Initially the maze is filled with smoke so you can't see the maze. But, if you are able to reach the grills and answer true or false to a myth about smoking correctly, then you can clear the smoke and capture the spy.
PowerUp is a quick thinking puzzle game in the Tetris tradition. Maneuver falling food items to stack up a nutritious meal. Learn facts about nutrition and good decision-making skills.
Banana Jones is a very fast game that's over in the time it takes to overcome a smoking urge. Trap the moving monkeys in the cages in 60 seconds or you lose. BananaJones teaches the "Five D's" techniques, such as drink water, do something else and delay.
For More Information:
Contact: cheryl@medicalworks.com in Santa Barbara, CA
