Development of a Videogame Prototype Targeting Cigarette and Marijuana Smoking, and Tobacco Product Prevention Among Young Adolescents

Development of a Videogame Prototype Targeting Cigarette and Marijuana Smoking, and Tobacco Product Prevention Among Young Adolescents

To study feasibility and implementation of a education videogame and the effects on adolescents knowledge and beliefs around tobacco products.

The goal for sub-study 4 is to learn more about how an educational videogame can feasibly be implemented and disseminated in youth programs. For this sub-study we will further develop, expand, and refine the smokeSCREEN game and increase the game's reach on a national platform. The study will conduct the proposed evaluation by: working with game developers to develop a web- based version of the game, creating a pre-post survey to measure the effect of the game and building that into the smokeSCREEN game to anonymously collect information on players' knowledge and beliefs around tobacco products, and collaborating with youth programs to pilot test how the game can be implemented in real world settings.

Inclusion Criteria:

• must be able and willing to sit at a computer or mobile device for 45-60 minutes per session to play the game and answer questions before and after playing video game.
• be enrolled in a youth program that we have a partnership with

Exclusion Criteria:

• up to the discretion of the study team