Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

Pierpoint, Robert; König, Alexandra; Amieva, Hélène; Andrieu, Sandrine; Brémond, François; Bullock, Roger; Ceccaldi, Mathieu; Dubois, Bruno; Gauthier, Serge; Kenigsberg, Paul‐Ariel; Navé, Stephane; Orgogozo, J. M.; Piano, Julie; Benoît, Michel; Touchon, Jacques; Vellas, Bruno; Yesavage, Jerome A.; Manera, Valéria

doi:10.3389/fnagi.2014.00054

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“…Regular exercise at home could help to prevent diseases aggravated by a sedentary life imposed by conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and stroke [14]. Furthermore, health benefits from exercises could contribute to the reduction of health care costs for insurance companies and the public health system as well [15]. …”

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Towards exergaming commons: composing the exergame ontology for publishing open game data

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BackgroundIt has been shown that exergames have multiple benefits for physical, mental and cognitive health. Only recently, however, researchers have started considering them as health monitoring tools, through collection and analysis of game metrics data. In light of this and initiatives like the Quantified Self, there is an emerging need to open the data produced by health games and their associated metrics in order for them to be evaluated by the research community in an attempt to quantify their potential health, cognitive and physiological benefits.MethodsWe have developed an ontology that describes exergames using the Web Ontology Language (OWL); it is available at http://purl.org/net/exergame/ns#. After an investigation of key components of exergames, relevant ontologies were incorporated, while necessary classes and properties were defined to model these components. A JavaScript framework was also developed in order to apply the ontology to online exergames. Finally, a SPARQL Endpoint is provided to enable open data access to potential clients through the web.ResultsExergame components include details for players, game sessions, as well as, data produced during these game-playing sessions. The description of the game includes elements such as goals, game controllers and presentation hardware used; what is more, concepts from already existing ontologies are reused/repurposed. Game sessions include information related to the player, the date and venue where the game was played, as well as, the results/scores that were produced/achieved. These games are subsequently played by 14 users in multiple game sessions and the results derived from these sessions are published in a triplestore as open data.ConclusionsWe model concepts related to exergames by providing a standardized structure for reference and comparison. This is the first work that publishes data from actual exergame sessions on the web, facilitating the integration and analysis of the data, while allowing open data access through the web in an effort to enable the concept of Open Trials for Active and Healthy Ageing.

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Towards exergaming commons: composing the exergame ontology for publishing open game data

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“…Serious games, another method of ICT defined as digital applications specialized for purposes other than diversion (e.g., training and educating, communicating, rehabilitation) [90], have not been used for neuropsychological assessments. The applications of serious games have been restricted to rehabilitation for enhancing cognitive and physical function in different disorders with EDF, such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment [91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99] and treatment of mental health disorders [100].…”

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Using game authoring platforms to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments in persons with executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

Martínez‐Pernía¹,

Núñez-Huasaf²,

Blanco³

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Journal of Biomedical Informatics

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Highlights:1. Functional assessments are helpful in clinical decision-making.2. No practical, widely available everyday functional assessments currently exist.3. Serious game platforms such as eAdventure can be used to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments.4. The development of the SBS-COT required three professionals who required a total of 49 hours to finish the SBS-COT, which cost approximately US$1,821, taking into account the cost/person-hour. 5. The SBS-COT shows good feasibility as a pre-screening test of executive dysfunction assessment as well as good acceptability and usefulness for therapists and patients. Abstract:The assessment of functional status is a critical component of clinical neuropsychological evaluations used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in patients with cognitive brain disorders. There are, however, no widely adopted neuropsychological tests that are both ecologically valid and easily administered in daily clinical practice. This discrepancy is a roadblock to the widespread adoption of functional assessments. In this paper, we propose a novel approach using a serious game authoring platform (eAdventure) for creating screenbased simulated functional assessments. We created a naturalistic functional task that consisted of preparing a cup of tea (SBS-COT) and applied the assessment in a convenience sample of eight dyads of therapists/patients with mild executive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury. We had three main aims. First, we performed a comprehensive review of executive function assessment in activities of daily living. Second, we were interested in measuring the feasibility of this technology with respect to staffing, economic and technical requirements. Third, a serious game was administered to patients to study the feasibility of this technology in the clinical context (pre-screening test). In addition, quantitative (Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaires) and qualitative (semistructured interviews) evaluations were applied to obtain user input. Our results suggest that the staffing, economic and technical requirements of the SBS-COT are feasible. The outcomes of the pre-screening test provide evidence that this technology is useful in the functional assessment of patients with executive dysfunction. In relation to subjective data, the TAM questionnaire showed good user acceptability from a professional perspective. Interview analyses with professionals and patients showed positive experiences related to the use of the SBS-COT. Our work indicates that the use of these types of authoring platforms could have positive long-term implications for neuropsychological research, opening the door to more reproducible, cooperative and efficient research by allowing the facilitated production, reuse and sharing of neuropsychological assessment tools.

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“…Focussing on the application of digital games for persons living with dementia, a review revealed that the majority of games used are, again, commercial games [172]. Despite this, serious games -as opposed to off-theshelf games -have been identified as a potential clinical tool for dementia [173].…”

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The Serious Games Ecosystem: Interdisciplinary and Intercontextual Praxis

Wilkinson

Matthews

2016

Entertainment Computing and Serious Games

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Abstract. This chapter will situate academia in relation to serious games commercial production and contextual adoption, and vice-versa. As a researcher it is critical to recognize that academic research of serious games does not occur in a vacuum. Direct partnerships between universities and commercial organizations are increasingly common, as well as between research institutes and the contexts that their serious games are deployed in. Commercial production of serious games and their increased adoption in non-commercial contexts will influence academic research through emerging impact pathways and funding opportunities. Adding further complexity is the emergence of commercial organizations that undertake their own research, and research institutes that have in-house commercial arms. To conclude, we explore how these issues affect the individual researcher, and offer considerations for future academic and industry serious games projects.

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Recommendations for the use of Serious Games in people with Alzheimer's Disease, related disorders and frailty

Cited by 182 publications

References 59 publications

Towards exergaming commons: composing the exergame ontology for publishing open game data

Towards exergaming commons: composing the exergame ontology for publishing open game data

Using game authoring platforms to develop screen-based simulated functional assessments in persons with executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury

The Serious Games Ecosystem: Interdisciplinary and Intercontextual Praxis

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