GameIS and Sheba ARC Present:
Sheba ARC Healthcare Game Jam
October 18–19, 2026 • Onsite at Sheba Medical Center
A 30-hour onsite jam where game developers build healthcare games advised by Sheba clinicians — to help doctors and patients, directly.
Limited spots available — sign up early!
The Upside
Your Game Could End Up in a Hospital, in Front of Investors, or on a World Stage
What you stand to gain from these 30 hours.
Piloted at Sheba
Games complete enough to be used by patients or staff during the jam will be piloted at Sheba Hospital. Short-form rehab and training games are a natural fit.
Funded
Promising prototypes will be put in front of investment and funding sources by ARC, to take the full project forward.
Showcased
Top games will be presented to over a thousand medical leaders from Sheba and around the world at the Sheba ARC Summit later that week.
Event Details
When
Starts Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 10:00
Ends Monday, October 19, 2026 at 17:00
Where
Onsite at Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Who
Game developers building the games; Sheba clinicians advising.
Sign Up
For medical professionals and game developers.
Open signup formLimited spots available — sign up early!
Food and drinks provided throughout the jam.
Why This Jam Is Different
For Game Developers
A rare chance to build something that will actually be used by doctors and patients. You'll work alongside Sheba clinicians who understand the medicine, the constraints, and the people they treat every day. Bring the full toolbox of game design and tech to bear on problems that matter.
Sign up to participateFor Medical Professionals
Bring your hardest, most stuck problems — patient education, treatment adherence, training, rehab — and put top game developers and designers on them. Your role is advisory, and your time is flexible: drop in for kickoff, periodic check-ins, and the closing demos. Stay longer if you want, but you don't have to. See example problem statements from your colleagues at Sheba.
Sign up to participateProblem Statements
Explore healthcare challenges from our clinical partners at Sheba Medical Center. These are the kinds of problems jam teams will tackle.
Are You a Clinician?
Got a clinical problem you wish a game could solve? Submit a problem statement — we'll bring it to the jam.
Submit a problem statementGame-Based Behavioral Observation
Design games that capture observable behavior patterns to help clinicians understand how kids respond to challenge, uncertainty, and change.
Dr. Hen Meltzer, Sheba Hospital AI LiteracyMaking AI Less of a Black Box for Doctors
Help clinicians build an intuitive mental model of how AI works, including its strengths, limits, and failure modes, through interactive play.
Shifra Samber, CHEO Research Institute Pediatric Inpatient PsychiatryDe-Escalation & Emotional Regulation
Build tools that help children recognize early signs of emotional overwhelm and access calming, evidence-based regulation techniques in the moment they need them most.
Dr. Tal Shilton & Dr. Mariela Mosheva, Sheba Pediatric Psychiatry Pediatric OncologyHelping Kids Swallow Pills
Build games that teach pill-swallowing as a skill, reduce anxiety, and reward consistency. Turn one of the hardest moments of the day into something achievable.
Michal Singer, Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Nurse, Sheba Autism SpectrumTeaching Social Skills Through Games
Design cooperative games that help kids on the autism spectrum practice social interaction, using play as a bridge for connection, expression, and communication.
Dr. Omer Bar Yosef, Sheba Hospital Mental HealthGames to Support PTSD Treatment
Design games that help patients stick with proven therapeutic practices: grounding, journaling, structured routines. Make adherence easier.
TBD, Sheba HospitalGames for Healthcare
Examples of how games are transforming medicine:
Games for Doctors
Games can be certified for CME (Continued Medical Education) credit in the US.
CME is a $4B market in the US alone
Games for Patients
Help patients understand what they need to, at their own pace.
Drastically improve the patient experience
Digital Therapeutics
The FDA will approve games that treat disease (ADHD, PTSD, etc.)
Doctors can prescribe them, insurance will pay
Synthetic Data
Use game tools to create AI training data that fills in the gaps.
Make better, less biased AI systems
Games for Rehab
Help patients recover from traumatic injury or surgery.
Make treatments and therapy rewarding and fun
Behavior Change
Modify bad habits and encourage good ones.
Employers, governments, and insurers will pay
Learn More
Talks and videos on games in healthcare:
Partners
FAQ
Is parking available?
Yes. Paid visitor parking is available at Sheba Medical Center. Current Sheba visitor parking is listed as ₪30 per vehicle for 24 hours, with re-entry allowed during that period for the same vehicle.
Can I stay overnight?
Yes. The jam runs overnight, and participants who want to keep working are welcome to stay. Bring a sleeping bag, blanket, pillow, or whatever you need to rest comfortably.
What should I bring?
Bring your own laptop, charger, and any tools you normally use for development, design, art, sound, writing, or production. If you plan to stay overnight, bring a sleeping bag or blanket and anything else you need to be comfortable.
Why should I participate?
This is a chance to build games around real healthcare problems with direct input from Sheba clinicians. Strong prototypes may have opportunities for prizes, visibility, follow-up support, mentorship, funding conversations, or continued development after the jam.
Will there be prizes?
Yes. The jam will include prizes for standout projects. Judging will focus on creative use of games, clinical relevance, feasibility, and potential impact.
Can projects continue after the jam?
Yes. One of the goals of the jam is to identify promising ideas that could continue beyond the event. Selected teams may have opportunities for follow-up mentorship, pilot conversations, funding pathways, or collaboration with healthcare partners.
Is there funding available for winning or promising projects?
The jam is designed to surface projects with real healthcare potential. Promising teams may be introduced to follow-up opportunities, including mentorship, pilot support, investor or grant conversations, and potential funding pathways. More details will be announced closer to the event.
Who will see the final projects?
Teams will present their prototypes at the end of the jam to organizers, clinicians, judges, and invited guests from the healthcare and games communities. The best games will be showcased to thousands of people at the Sheba ARC Summit later that week. This is a chance to get feedback, visibility, and potential follow-up interest.
Get Involved
Sheba ARC Healthcare Game Jam brings together game developers, designers, and healthcare professionals to create meaningful solutions for real medical challenges. Sheba provides advisory support from world-class clinicians to help guide your work.
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