Background

Wellbeing is an important element of a holistic health approach. However, it is barely considered in health promotion and prevention programs. In this context, serious games and gamification provide new and effective measures to promote wellbeing and mental health.
Objectives

This article presents the application “The Wellbeing Game” as a gamification-based approach to promote wellbeing. Furthermore, a project to adapt and evaluate the Wellbeing Game for the German context is presented.
Materials and methods

As part of a preliminary analysis, expert interviews were conducted for a structured analysis of the application. Based on the results, the technical and content elements of the application will be redesigned. For formative and summative evaluation, a randomized controlled study will be conducted in different settings.
Results

This article presents the results of the preliminary analysis which identified needs for adaptation concerning gamification elements, technical implementation, user experience as well as culture-specific requirements.
Conclusions

Gamification-based applications, such as the Wellbeing Game provide effective measures to promote individual wellbeing. The present results provide important insights into the mechanisms of the Wellbeing Game as well as the need for adaptation for the German target group.