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Serious Game

Serious games are games designed for a primary purpose other than entertainment.

They involve the use of electronic games technologies and methodologies and are meant to take on real-world problems.

Serious games are sometimes used to help people on the autism spectrum with real-world problems such as difficulites with social communication and social interaction.

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