Nora Ptakauskaite’s research while affiliated with University of Edinburgh and other places

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Figure 1. The installation used during the workshop activity (top) and children interacting with the installation (bottom).  
Figure 3. Example answers given by the children.  
Supporting Social Innovation in Children: Developing a Game to Promote Health Eating
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June 2016

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Two things often observed in children: (1) many do not eat a healthy diet and (2) they like playing video-games. Game-based learning has proven to be an effective method for attitude change, and thus has the potential to influence children's eating habits. This study looks at how, through a series of workshop activities, children themselves can inform the design of such games. Using a co-constructive approach, the study's format promotes creativity and control, enabling children to act as valuable informants for its design. Patterns emerging from the study show that children do indeed understand the concept of healthy eating. Future phases of this work will explore whether they understand how various foods affect their bodies. This information will then inform the design of a video-game that encourages healthy eating.

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... .) which states, suggests or implies that a food has a particular characteristic" [15], drawing attention to the nutritional qualities or alleging health benefits of certain products. Considering that children can understand the importance of healthy eating [16], these messages can influence their perception of the healthfulness of a product [17], affecting their choices [18,19]. The risk comes when we realize that sometimes these claims are present in healthy foods but also unhealthy foods, generating some confusion or false expectations about a food product in the consumer [20][21][22]. ...

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“Marketing through Claims”: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Child-Targeted Food Packaging Claims within the Spanish Market
Supporting Social Innovation in Children: Developing a Game to Promote Health Eating