Antonyms: A serious game for enhancing inhibition mechanisms in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Antonyms: A Computer Game to Improve Inhibitory Control of Impulsivity in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

“…The first experiences with the SG supported the effectiveness, usability, and ergonomics of the SG [51,52]. Later [50], the SG was proposed to 30 typically developing children (16 boys; age: M = 9.30 yrs., SD = 0.87) attending the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th grades of primary school.…”

“…Atansyon faces different steps, each represented by a mini-game, to free the planet from enemies passing through four scenarios: Woodland, River Crossing, Training School, and Central Building. The description of the main structure of three of the four scenarios (Woodland, Training School, and Central Building) of the SG is reported in Crepaldi et al and Colombo et al [50][51][52]. For this reason, the present paper only describes the fourth scenario (River Crossing) and the activities of the second level of difficulty for the Woodland and the Training School, not yet included in previous publications.…”

“…Antonyms is designed to run on personal computers. The player interacts with the environments by touching the screen of the PC or laptop or using the keyboard [51]. At any moment in the game, it is possible to interrupt an activity and save the partial results.…”

“…The SG evolves in three main scenarios (Woodland, Training School, and Central Building) [50][51][52] and an additional scenario connecting the previous ones with each other (River Crossing).…”

“…Two different activities were designed. The first activity takes place inside the school [51,52] and foresees a shelf, on which some objects useful to the mission appear. In the center of the screen, a target stimulus appears and the player must compare this stimulus with the object that appears on the shelf.…”