Super Pop VRTM: An Adaptable Virtual Reality Game for Upper-Body Rehabilitation

Garcia-Vergara, Sergio; Chen, Yu Ping; Howard, Ayanna M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39420-1_5

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“…Therefore, 141 publications were retrieved for assessment against the inclusion and exclusion criteria and 60 did not comply with the criteria. Additionally, authors were unable to access the full manuscript of 2 publications ( García-Vergara et al, 2013 ; Lin, 2014 ). Figure 1 outlines these results by showing the flow of information throughout the different phases of this systematic review.…”

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Games Used With Serious Purposes: A Systematic Review of Interventions in Patients With Cerebral Palsy

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The purpose of the present systematic review was to examine extant research regarding the role of games used seriously in interventions with individuals with cerebral palsy. Therefore, PubMed, PsyINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and IEEE databases were used. Search terms included: “serious games” OR “online games” OR “video games” OR “videogame” OR “game based” OR “game” AND “intervention” AND “cerebral palsy.” After the full reading and quality assessment of the papers, 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. The majority of the studies reported high levels of compliance, motivation, and engagement with game-based interventions both at home and at the clinical setting intervention. Regarding the effectiveness of the use of games, the results of the studies show both positive and negative results regarding their effectiveness. The efficacy was reported to motor function (i.e., improvements in the arm function, hand coordination, functional mobility, balance and gait function, postural control, upper-limbs function) and physical activity. Findings of this review suggest that games are used as a complement to conventional therapies and not as a substitute. Practitioners often struggle to get their patients to complete the assigned homework tasks, as patients display low motivation to engage in prescribed exercises. Data of this review indicates the use of games as tools suited to promote patients’ engagement in the therapy and potentiate therapeutic gains.

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“…A separate study showed that the system is able to correctly measure the user's shoulder ROM with an error of less than 5 % [23]. The system's ability to output accurate results, the system's ability to individualize the intervention protocols of the users, and the fact that the system is user-friendly and enjoyable, results in a system that can serve the therapy needs of individuals with upper-body motor impairments such as children who have cerebral palsy.…”

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“…The developed VR application is called Super Pop VR TM [23]. When playing, the user is immersed in a virtual world where virtual bubbles (represented by colored circles, squares, and/or triangles) appear on the screen surrounding the user.…”

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Engaging Children in Play Therapy: The Coupling of Virtual Reality Games with Social Robotics

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Studies in Computational Intelligence

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Individuals who have impairments in their motor skills typically engage in rehabilitation protocols to improve the recovery of their motor functions. In general, engaging in physical therapy can be tedious and difficult, which can result in demotivating the individual. This is especially true for children who are more susceptible to frustration. Thus, different virtual reality environments and play therapy systems have been developed with the goal of increasing the motivation of individuals engaged in physical therapy. However, although previously developed systems have proven to be effective for the general population, the majority of these systems are not focused on engaging children. Given this motivation, we discuss two technologies that have been shown to positively engage children who are undergoing physical therapy. The first is called the Super Pop VR TM game; a virtual reality environment that not only increases the child's motivation to continue with his/her therapy exercises, but also provides feedback and tracking of patient performance during game play. The second technology integrates robotics into the virtual gaming scenario through social engagement in order to further maintain the child's attention when engaged with the system. Results from preliminary studies with typically-developing children have shown their effectiveness. In this chapter, we discuss the functions and advantages of these technologies, and their potential for being integrated into the child's intervention protocol.

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“…In [16], the SuperPop VR TM game, a virtual system for upper extremity rehabilitation, was presented. SuperPop VR TM was developed to work on any general-purpose computer system running a Windows 64-bit operating system.…”

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Applying Gaming Principles to Virtual Environments for Upper Extremity Therapy Games

Nixon

Howard

2013

2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

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Home-based care modalities may yield many advantages in therapy and rehabilitation. Virtual systems for rehabilitation are an emerging technology that may be used to enhance the effectiveness of home-based care while simultaneously increasing the number of patients that physical therapists can provide care for. In this paper, we discuss a system that utilizes game design principles to develop a therapy game for upper extremity rehabilitation. We provide an overview of the system and show evidence based on assessments from adults and children using our virtual environment. Results indicate that the system we have developed can engage and encourage the target demographic by adhering to principles common in successful entertainment games.

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Super Pop VRTM: An Adaptable Virtual Reality Game for Upper-Body Rehabilitation

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Games Used With Serious Purposes: A Systematic Review of Interventions in Patients With Cerebral Palsy

Games Used With Serious Purposes: A Systematic Review of Interventions in Patients With Cerebral Palsy

Engaging Children in Play Therapy: The Coupling of Virtual Reality Games with Social Robotics

Applying Gaming Principles to Virtual Environments for Upper Extremity Therapy Games

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