A Conceptual Framework for Gamification in Teaching Decision-Making to Control Diseases - Melioidosis and Leptospirosis

Melioidosis and Leptospirosis are significant threats to public health in tropical regions, including Thailand. The organisms of both diseases can be found in soil and water. Providing training to community volunteers in their living areas is costly and time-consuming. While interest in using game elements for health education has increased, the focus is on individual diseases. With the plan to provide fundamental training to community volunteers in many areas, this paper presents a conceptual framework for applying gamification to training decision-making skills in situations to control the infections of Melioidosis and Leptospirosis. We implemented an example game as part of this framework and conducted an initial evaluation to measure the game's ability in teaching decision-making. The evaluation shows that the sample game can teach decision-making, and it is acceptable to participants.