Video games in therapy: a therapist's perspective

Annema, Jan-Henk; Verstraete, Mathijs; Abeele, Vero Vanden; Desmet, Stef; Geerts, David

doi:10.1504/ijart.2013.050695

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“…It is essential to involve the end user-the person with disabilities, the family members, and clinicians who may interact with the person and the games. 6 Therefore, developing optimal exergame designs and targeted interventions for persons with disabilities requires a multifaceted approach.…”

Section: Challenges In Exergame Design For Persons With Disabilitiesmentioning

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“…7,8 The most important feature of an exergame applied to persons with disabilities is an appropriate fit of game design and the characteristics of the target group. 6,9 For persons with disabilities it is important to determine their impairments and abilities. We recommend that during the design and development phase of an exergame, researchers and game developers consider using the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health (ICF) schema proposed by the World Health Organization 3,10 to assess the functioning level of their target population.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research

Wiemeyer

Deutsch

Malone

et al. 2015

Games for Health Journal

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A group discussion of individuals with expertise working in the field of exergaming and rehabilitation focused on the issue of designing exergames for persons with disabilities as well as appropriate interventions using exergames. The purpose of these discussions was to develop recommendations for the design, evaluation, and application of exergames in therapy serving as potential guidelines for researchers, developers, and therapists. The following key issues were addressed: (1) Challenges in exergame design for persons with disabilities, (2) adaptation of exergames for persons with disabilities, (3) exergame interventions, and (4) future research directions. It is the hope of the group that the results of these recommendations will help improve the quality of exergame design and interventions and thereby increase opportunities for persons with disabilities to engage sustainably in exergaming.

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Section: Challenges In Exergame Design For Persons With Disabilitiesmentioning

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Section: Challenges In Exergame Design For Persons With Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research

Wiemeyer

Deutsch

Malone

et al. 2015

Games for Health Journal

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“…Many physical therapies are based on repetition to achieve a range of motion or control over a specific muscle group. That process is done without any external encouragement [13] and causes patients losing motivation during the therapy and the rehabilitation becomes slower and frustrating. By developing a serious game as a rehabilitation tool, we achieve the motivation associated to games.…”

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Biomechanical Validation of Upper-Body and Lower-Body Joint Movements of Kinect Motion Capture Data for Rehabilitation Treatments

Fern'ndez-Baena

Susín

Lligadas

2012

2012 Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems

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Abstract-New and powerful hardware like Kinect introduces the possibility of changing biomechanics paradigm, usually based on expensive and complex equipment. Kinect is a markerless and cheap technology recently introduced from videogame industry. In this work we conduct a comparison study of the precision in the computation of joint angles between Kinect and an optical motion capture professional system. We obtain a range of disparity that guaranties enough precision for most of the clinical rehabilitation treatments prescribed nowadays for patients. This way, an easy and cheap validation of these treatments can be obtained automatically, ensuring a better quality control process for the patient's rehabilitation.

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“…In this context, motion-based games are increasingly applied as a means of motivating players to follow through with persistent and often repetitive exercises or therapy routines [3,7,12,21]. Such kinesiatric serious games (KSGs) can also offer guidance and feedback concerning the correct execution of exercises, the players' status and progress [2], and can lead to combined physiological and cognitive benefits [1].…”

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Visual complexity, player experience, performance and physical exertion in motion-based games for older adults

Smeddinck

Gerling

Tiemkeo

2013

Proceedings of the 15th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Motion-based video games can have a variety of benefits for the players and are increasingly applied in physical therapy, rehabilitation and prevention for older adults. However, little is known about how this audience experiences playing such games, how the player experience affects the way older adults interact with motion-based games, and how this can relate to therapy goals. In our work, we decompose the player experience of older adults engaging with motion-based games, focusing on the effects of manipulations of the game representation through the visual channel (visual complexity), since it is the primary interaction modality of most games and since vision impairments are common amongst older adults. We examine the effects of different levels of visual complexity on player experience, performance, and exertion in a study with fifteen participants. Our results show that visual complexity affects the way games are perceived in two ways: First, while older adults do have preferences in terms of visual complexity of video games, notable effects were only measurable following drastic variations. Second, perceived exertion shifts depending on the degree of visual complexity. These findings can help inform the design of motionbased games for therapy and rehabilitation for older adults.

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Video games in therapy: a therapist's perspective

Cited by 34 publications

References 10 publications

Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research

Recommendations for the Optimal Design of Exergame Interventions for Persons with Disabilities: Challenges, Best Practices, and Future Research

Biomechanical Validation of Upper-Body and Lower-Body Joint Movements of Kinect Motion Capture Data for Rehabilitation Treatments

Visual complexity, player experience, performance and physical exertion in motion-based games for older adults

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