Conference 2018 Retrospective

“We are all part of a movement together. I wish you lots of fun and enjoy the show!” Those were the words that our founder Jurriaan van Rijswijk used to open Games for Health Europe 2018, and after a long and intense week, those words really ring true. So much has happened this year that […]

The History of GFHEU – Part 3

[gdlr_notification icon=”icon-flag” type=”color-background” background=”#f3f3f3″ color=”#000000″] This is the third post in our History of GFHEU series. Read the previous parts here.[/gdlr_notification] We go back in time once more, to see the highlights of several editions of the GFHEU conference. 2014 was a year of change. GFHEU moved to brand new offices in the Center for […]

The History of GFHEU – Part 2

[gdlr_notification icon=”icon-flag” type=”color-background” background=”#f3f3f3″ color=”#000000″] This is the second post in our History of GFHEU series. Read the previous parts here.[/gdlr_notification] We’ve arrived in the year 2012, just in the time for the end of the world. Back then gaming on mobile devices was quickly becoming more popular and the Samsung Smart Window was all […]

The History of GFHEU – Part 1

We start our journey in 2002, where we follow a 33-year-old man with a dream: Jurriaan van Rijswijk. At the age of thirteen, he was already programming Pong on his Commodore PC and by the late 90s, he was creating games to change the world. Now he was ready to take the next step in his […]

Conference 2017 Retrospective

How was it? Most likely the question upon return home or at work from your children, spouses, friends or colleagues after being away for one or two days. We are eager to know what your answer to this question was. But first of all we would like to thank you for your presence, participation and […]

From our conference host

He is serious, seeks relationships in presentations, summarizes, moderates and inspires the audience with a good sense of English humor. John Harrison will be our conference host for the fifth time in a row! A celebration. Here is his reaction on our invitation ‘I’m thrilled to be hosting Games for Health Europe again this year. […]

Transformation – Conference Theme 2017

The call for transformation in economy and also healthcare is getting louder. Will the 21st century be the era of a turnaround in which happiness and wellbeing will prevail over richness and sickness? To what extend will serious games be the transformers?  We look forward to your contributions to our 2017 conference. Did we last year […]

If not now, when?

Last week we’ve promised you to share some more information on this year’s conference theme and here it is; Conference theme: Transformation The call for transformation in healthcare is getting louder. Patients, care professionals and other stakeholders want to shift the focus from fighting sickness to restoring and promoting happiness and wellbeing. This requires a […]