Reply #30: Professor says if the game works, she will develop one for boys.

[madfloridian]

And not just Latinas, for other ethnicities, she says.

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/07/26/daily4.html

"The University of Central Florida was awarded a $434,800 National Institutes of Health grant that will allow researchers there to develop a game using life-size avatars and real-life scenarios to promote sexual abstinence among Latina middle schoolers.

.."“Our ultimate goal is to reduce pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease among the young Latina population,” Norris said.

After the game is developed, it will be tested on a small group of Latina girls. Their progress will be studied three, six and nine months after they start playing the game.

If the game is successful for the Latina girls, Norris plans to develop a similar game for boys and girls of other ethnicities.

Read more: UCF gets $434K NIH grant - Orlando Business Journal"

Wonder how much taxpayer money she will get for that?