Eldergames project: An innovative mixed reality table-top solution to preserve cognitive functions in elderly people

Gamberini, Luciano; Martino, Francesco; Seraglia, Bruno; Spagnolli, Anna; Fabregat, Malena; Ibáñez, Francisco S.; Raya, Mariano Alcañiz; Andrés, Javier Montesa

doi:10.1109/hsi.2009.5090973

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“…Games and other digital pastimes have also been widely explored [60], with both bespoke, for example, Eldergames [61], Living in the Moment [62] and consumer products (e.g., gaming consoles, tablets) utilised for people with dementia. The potential of digital activities for brain training either to reduce dementia risk has attracted much popular attention.…”

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Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now

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Bouranis

Hoey

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Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background: Technology has multiple potential applications to dementia from diagnosis and assessment to care delivery and supporting ageing in place. Objectives: To summarise key areas of technology development in dementia and identify future directions and implications. Method: Members of the US Alzheimer’s Association Technology Professional Interest Area involved in delivering the annual pre-conference summarised existing knowledge on current and future technology developments in dementia. Results: The main domains of technology development are as follows: (i) diagnosis, assessment and monitoring, (ii) maintenance of functioning, (iii) leisure and activity, (iv) caregiving and management. Conclusions: The pace of technology development requires urgent policy, funding and practice change, away from a narrow medical approach, to a holistic model that facilitates future risk reduction and prevention strategies, enables earlier detection and supports implementation at scale for a meaningful and fulfilling life with dementia.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now

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Hoey

et al. 2019

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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“…Four were the number chosen by the study of Eldergames [14] in order to prioritize collaborative dynamics over competition. Because game characters play a leading role in adventure games, the characteristics of each character were also defined with participants.…”

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“…In fact, they can improve memory capacity [13], challenge the thinking process, exercise hand-eye coordination and enhance self-esteem [14].…”

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Social network games in an ageing society: Co-designing online games with adults aged 50 and over

Veloso

Costa

2015

2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI)

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Game design demands a comprehensive understanding of the audience. Although recent developments in the video game industry have heightened the need to involve players in the design process, the research to date has tended to focus on participatory design with children rather than older adults. Moreover, due to the lack of information regarding gamers' social context and their experiences, there has been little agreement on whether video games with a multiplayer dimension are suitable for this age group. Through online and face-to-face group workshops with five experienced and five novice gamers aged 50 and over, we discuss the potential of social network games for older adults and the main game design components, which can encourage them to play. The results of this study suggest that a player versus environment (PvE) mode is preferred to player versus player (PvP) games and that collaboration between players should be prioritized over competition. This target also seems to prefer off-game communication tools to extend their virtual relationships.

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“…Table 1 shows a comparison of the games. In a nutshell, most of the researchers, who address digital games for older adults [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], advocate that: (a) games' interfaces should be similar with real-world scenarios; (b) games should encourage collaboration among players and reinforce their communication networks; (c) rules must be clear and simple; (d) video games are often used with the purpose of train cognitive skills; (e) game developers should take into account the cost of the equipment and the players' physical limitations; (f) reinforce the use of immediate rewards; (g) transmit the feeling of familiarity and proximity through the interface (e.g. the use of pictures to identify the player); and (h) gesture-based interfaces are beneficial to integrate a physical and social embodied interaction.…”

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The gamer's soul never dies: Review of digital games for an active ageing

Costa

Veloso

2015

2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI)

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Recently, there has been increasing interest in the way in which a game thinking can encourage an active ageing and lifestyle. Although recent developments in game studies have heightened the potential of games for stimulating cognitive and physical capacities, its impact on the sense of security and participation in society, which are essential variables to characterize active ageing, have been overlook. This fact may be due to the current debate towards the concept of 'active ageing.' This paper reports on the state-of-the-art of games designed for an active ageing, discussing the main recommendations for addressing games to the older target group.

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Eldergames project: An innovative mixed reality table-top solution to preserve cognitive functions in elderly people

Cited by 51 publications

References 18 publications

Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now

Technology and Dementia: The Future is Now

Social network games in an ageing society: Co-designing online games with adults aged 50 and over

The gamer's soul never dies: Review of digital games for an active ageing

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