HapHop-Physio: a computer game to support cognitive therapies in children
| Autor: | Peter Pharow, Santiago Narváez, Carolina Rico-Olarte, Charic D Farinango, Diego M. López |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_treatment
Applied psychology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences rehabilitation Digital media Software development process Scrum 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine exer-games medicine 030212 general & internal medicine General Psychology Original Research 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Rehabilitation business.industry ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING Cognition Usability cognitive therapies Computer game Test (assessment) Psychiatry and Mental health Psychology Research and Behavior Management computer game Psychology business |
| Zdroj: | Psychology Research and Behavior Management |
| ISSN: | 1179-1578 |
| Popis: | Carolina Rico-Olarte,1 Diego M López,1 Santiago Narváez,1 Charic D Farinango,1 Peter S Pharow2 1Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Telematics Engineering Research Group, Popayán, Colombia; 2Fraunhofer Institute of Digital Media and Technology IDMT, Ilmenau, Germany Background: Care and support of children with physical or mental disabilities are accompanied with serious concerns for parents, families, healthcare institutions, schools, and their communities. Recent studies and technological innovations have demonstrated the feasibility of providing therapy and rehabilitation services to children supported by computer games. Objective: The aim of this paper is to present HapHop-Physio, an innovative computer game that combines exercise with fun and learning, developed to support cognitive therapies in children. Methods: Conventional software engineering methods such as the Scrum methodology, a functionality test and a related usability test, were part of the comprehensive methodology adapted to develop HapHop-Physio. Results: The game supports visual and auditory attention therapies, as well as visual and auditory memory activities. The game was developed by a multidisciplinary team, which was based on the Hopscotch® platform provided by Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT Institute in Germany, and designed in collaboration with a rehabilitation clinic in Colombia. HapHop-Physio was tested and evaluated to probe its functionality and user satisfaction. Conclusion: The results show the development of an easy-to-use and funny game by a multidisciplinary team using state-of-the-art videogame technologies and software methodologies. Children testing the game concluded that they would like to play again while undergoing rehabilitation therapies. Keywords: computer game, exer-games, cognitive therapies, rehabilitation |
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