Natural User Interfaces in the Motor Development of Disabled Children

Meleiro, Pedro; Rodrigues, Rui; Jacob, João; Marques, Tânia

doi:10.1016/j.protcy.2014.02.010

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“…The authors of [7] published extensive results of their survey of volunteers. Some of them mentioned monotony due to repetitive exercises, the absence of variety and challenges, as well as some frustration when the game did not react as expected.… are mostly addressed to user groups of elderly patients , which are the main affected group by stroke and Parkinson’s [2,7,12,13,34,35], to the detriment of children and adolescents [4,14,36], who form a group likely to be more easily responsive to gaming.… lack adaptability , e.g., in [7], the surveyed participants stated that the games were too difficult when they suffered greater impairments, and found them boring when they had high motor functionality. In [37], screens had to be adapted to the range the users could reach with their arms due to muscle weaknesses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…… are mostly addressed to user groups of elderly patients , which are the main affected group by stroke and Parkinson’s [ 2 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 34 , 35 ], to the detriment of children and adolescents [ 4 , 14 , 36 ], who form a group likely to be more easily responsive to gaming.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The motivation is driven by the collection of coins. The “Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Gardening (UERG) Game” presented by [ 36 ] is interesting due to the story and user feedback. It has a charming environment to practice every-day movements.…”

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New Approaches to Exciting Exergame-Experiences for People with Motor Function Impairments

Eckert

Gómez-Martinho

Meneses

et al. 2017

Sensors

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Abstract:The work presented here suggests new ways to tackle exergames for physical rehabilitation and to improve the players' immersion and involvement. The primary (but not exclusive) purpose is to increase the motivation of children and adolescents with severe physical impairments, for doing their required exercises while playing. The proposed gaming environment is based on the Kinect sensor and the Blender Game Engine. A middleware has been implemented that efficiently transmits the data from the sensor to the game. Inside the game, different newly proposed mechanisms have been developed to distinguish pure exercise-gestures from other movements used to control the game (e.g., opening a menu). The main contribution is the amplification of weak movements, which allows the physically impaired to have similar gaming experiences as the average population. To test the feasibility of the proposed methods, four mini-games were implemented and tested by a group of 11 volunteers with different disabilities, most of them bound to a wheelchair. Their performance has also been compared to that of a healthy control group. Results are generally positive and motivating, although there is much to do to improve the functionalities. There is a major demand for applications that help to include disabled people in society and to improve their life conditions. This work will contribute towards providing them with more fun during exercise.

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New Approaches to Exciting Exergame-Experiences for People with Motor Function Impairments

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Meneses

et al. 2017

Sensors

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“…Although exergames have been in the market for three decades now, it still lack on focus on users with special needs [17]. Most exergames are developed for standard and regular people without diseases.…”

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“…More consistent data collection method is required where a tools or method that can gather data while the patient is in a normal state and not stressed out [11]. Currently, exergames have limited user data input and data collection [17]. Accurate assessment of movement on a consistent basis enables clinician and researchers to monitor disease progression.…”

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Rehabilitation Process for Parkinson Disease Patient using Exergames

Rauf¹,

Amran²,

Marjudi³

et al. 2016

IJCA

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The increasing rate of PD patient requires more creative approach to assist in the rehabilitation process. Support group such as Malaysian Parkinson Disease Association or MPDA normally carry out activities such as dancing and Tai Chi have limited space to cater to all PD patient at once. Rehabilitation process involves cost including cost for transportation and registration fees for patient to go to rehab center. On the other hand, rehabilitation processes are boring and that makes the patient unable to carry out the rehabilitation process consistently. Although exergames have been in the market for three decades now, it still lacks on focus on users with special needs. Most exergames are developed for healthy people. There are a few exergames developed for PD patient but the tools involved for them to play or indirectly rehab them is not suitable since it requires them to hold an item. PD patient have tremors and this will make it difficult for them to enjoy the game. It is crucial for developer to design games with the objectives for particular rehabilitation needs and capabilities as well as the target population. Certain exergames developed for PD patient are too challenging and this fails to motivate PD patient. Up to this point, limited research has been conducted for hand eye coordination. The purpose of this research is to identify and propose a framework that enables development of application for patient with Parkinson disease to carry out rehab based on their stages.

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