A Serious Game for Training Balance Control over Different Types of Soil

Abstract

It is known that the type of the soil can affect balance. Here we report a serious game designed for training users at maintaining balance over five types of soil (broken stone, stone dust, sand, concrete and wood). By using an augmented shoe and proposed navigation metaphor, in this game, the user is invited to browse a maze with standing balance over the physical grounds. During the exploration, exercises targeting assessment balance control are suggested. To insure the effectiveness of this training program, four exercises based on the Berg Balance Scale and the Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool are incorporated in the game.

Home-Based Risk of Falling Assessment Test Using a Closed-Loop Balance Model

“…Recently, a Smartphone software has proved to be an effective tool for showing clinical tests parameters at home [25]. Other studies showed that a Smartphone-based system may be used for assessing risk of falling [12] and for training users at maintaining balance [26] over different types of ground [27] by using a serious game. These recent studies have shown that mobile systems can be used for assessing clinical test parameters.…”

An efficient home-based risk of falling assessment test based on Smartphone and instrumented insole

“…Recently, a Smartphone application has proved to be an effective tool for showing clinical tests parameters at home [14]. Other studies showed that a Smartphone-based system may be used for assessing risk of falling [15] and for training users at maintaining balance [16] over different types of ground [17] by using a serious game. These recent studies have shown that mobile systems can be used for assessing clinical test parameters.…”

A Serious Game for the Learning of Vibrotactile Feedbacks Presented under the Foot: How Many and How Fast?

“…Among them, recent papers focus on automatics balance tests. In [12], sensors incorporated in the sole of a shoe are used to assess balance on different type of soil of a maze. In the same way, in [13] a serious game for evaluating balance capability using the Berg Balance Scale is designed and evaluated.…”