Kinect Xbox 360 as a therapeutic modality for children with cerebral palsy in a school environment: A preliminary study

Use of virtual reality (VR) and serious games (SGs) interventions within rehabilitation as motivating tools for task specific training for individuals with neurological conditions are fast-developing. Within this perspective paper we use the framework of the IV STEP conference to summarize the literature on VR and SG for children and adults by three topics: Prevention; Outcomes: Body-Function-Structure, Activity and Participation; and Plasticity. Overall the literature in this area offers support for use of VR and SGs to improve body functions and to some extent activity domain outcomes. Critical analysis of clients' goals and selective evaluation of VR and SGs are necessary to appropriately take advantage of these tools within intervention. Further research on prevention, participation, and plasticity is warranted. We offer suggestions for bridging the gap between research and practice integrating VR and SGs into physical therapist education and practice.

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“…41,76,82 Improvements in postural control have been studied primarily with use of the Wii and Kinect systems. 53,54,57,63, …”

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Virtual Reality and Serious Games in Neurorehabilitation of Children and Adults: Prevention, Plasticity, and Participation

Deutsch

McCoy

2017

Pediatric Physical Therapy

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“…Recently, it has been proven the efficacy of VR devices based on videogames in supporting the conventional rehabilitative treatment of children affected by several diseases (e.g. cerebral palsy, autism, as well as pediatric headache), both at hospital [14,15,16] and in home or school environment [17,18]. There are few commercial platforms based on immersive VR which can be used to flank and support traditional PT in clinical institutes, e.g.…”

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An Immersive Virtual Reality Platform to Enhance Walking Ability of Children with Acquired Brain Injuries

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“…Third, some studies involving children and systems that use Kinect can also be mentioned. A therapeutic modality for children with cerebral palsy using Kinect was presented by Luna-Oliva et al (2013). In this study, a post-treatment and a follow-up assessment related to motor and process skills were performed.…”

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Advanced displays and natural user interfaces to support learning

Martín-SanJosé

Juan

Mollá

et al. 2015

Interactive Learning Environments

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Advanced displays and Natural User Interfaces (NUI) are a very suitable combination for developing systems to provide an enhanced and richer user experience. This combination can be appropriate in several fields and has not been extensively exploited. One of the fields that this combination is especially suitable for is education. Nowadays, children are growing up playing with computer games, using mobile devices, and other technological devices. New learning methods that use these new technologies can help in the learning process. In this paper, two new methods that use advanced displays and NUI for learning about a period of history are presented. One of the methods is an autostereoscopic system that lets children see themselves as a background in the game and renders the elements in 3D without the need for special glasses; the second method is a frontal projection system that projects the image on a table in 2D and works similarly to a touch table. The Microsoft Kinect© is used in both systems for the interaction. A comparative study to check different aspects was carried out. A total of 128 children from 7 to 11 years old participated in the study. From the results, we observed that the different characteristics of the systems did not influence the children's acquired knowledge, engagement, or satisfaction. There were statistically significant differences for depth perception and presence in which the autostereoscopic system was scored higher. However, of the two systems, the children considered the frontal projection to be easier to use. We would like to highlight that the scores for the two systems and for all the questions were very high. These results suggest that games of this kind (advanced displays and NUI) could be appropriate educational games and that autostereoscopy is a technology to exploit in their development.  This work was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the APRENDRA project (TIN2009-14319-C02-01).  We would like to thank the following for their contributions:  The "Escola d'Estiu" and especially Juan Cano, Miguelón Giménez, and Javier Irimia. The other two Summer Schools that participated in this study. This work would not have been possible without their collaboration.

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Kinect Xbox 360 as a therapeutic modality for children with cerebral palsy in a school environment: A preliminary study

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Virtual Reality and Serious Games in Neurorehabilitation of Children and Adults: Prevention, Plasticity, and Participation

Virtual Reality and Serious Games in Neurorehabilitation of Children and Adults: Prevention, Plasticity, and Participation

An Immersive Virtual Reality Platform to Enhance Walking Ability of Children with Acquired Brain Injuries

Advanced displays and natural user interfaces to support learning

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