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

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

The goal of this sub-study is to learn more about how an educational videogame can feasibly be implemented and disseminated in youth programs.

The specific aims of this sub-study are:

Specific Aim #1: Work with game development team to develop a web-based version of smokeSCREEN.

Specific Aim # 2: Build a pre-post survey into the smokeSCREEN game to anonymously collect survey information on players' perspectives, beliefs, behaviors around smoking.

Specific Aim # 3: Collaborate with youth programs to pilot test the implementation of the new web-based version of smokeSCREEN into youth programs.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Include individuals who have smoked a cigarette previously (since we are evaluating the use of tobacco products in this study, we are including individuals who have previously smoked a cigarette)
• Willing to sit at a computer/tablet/smartphone and play a video game for 45-60 minutes and answer questions before and after playing the video game.
• Be enrolled in a youth program that we have a partnership with.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Does not fit the inclusion criteria.