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HeartSaver

HeartSaver is an experiment in news game design, built in two days for the April 2013 GEN Editors' Lab Hackathon.

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New York City

In New York City, where nearly half a million people suffer from heart disease, surviving a heart attack hinges on both how much time it takes to get to the emergency room, and which ER you go to. Quality of care varies across the city, and according to the American Heart Association, a victim's chances for survival decrease by up to 10 percent every minute. Your mission: Save as many heart attack victims as possible by getting them to the best emergency room in time.

Project type
Game
Language(s)
English
Added
2026-08-17
Last modified
2026-08-31T16:49:10.000Z

Additional details

Formats
web app
Number of integrations
0
Issues addressed
health
Geographic focus
New York City (NYC / New York, NY), Columbia University, New York, NY
Geographic focus — country
United States of America 🇺🇸, United States of America 🇺🇸

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