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AGaR: A VR Serious Game to Support the Recovery of Post-Stroke Patients
Amanda Maria Martins Funabashi,Renan Vinicius Aranha,Talita Dias da Silva,Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro,Willian Severino Silva,Fátima L. S. Nunes +5 more
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The development and an initial evaluation of the AGaR – a serious game with virtual reality and natural interaction is presented, both to aid patients to execute repetitive exercises and to aid physiotherapists to follow the rehabilitation process.Abstract:
Games can make training procedures more engaging for patients. Considering the complexity of the process for upper limb function rehabilitation, this paper presents the development and an initial evaluation of the AGaR – a serious game with virtual reality and natural interaction, both to aid patients to execute repetitive exercises and to aid physiotherapists to follow the rehabilitation process. Additionally, we obtain and analyze data about patients' engagement as a differential in relation to others games developed for similar goals. In this game, the patient has to associate two different images with complementary meanings, using a movement sensor to drag the image to the target. To evaluate the game, an initial experiment was conducted with patients. The results show that, within the rounds played by the participants of the experiment, the number of wrong associations made by them varies according to patient, with no standard found. The engagement tends to increase during use of the game, throughout the rounds.read more
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Serious Gaming Technology in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: Scoping Review
Elisavet Koutsiana,Ioannis Ladakis,Dimitris Fotopoulos,Achilleas Chytas,Vassilis Kilintzis,Ioanna Chouvarda +5 more
TL;DR: Despite extensive attempts for the development of gamified rehabilitation systems, there is no definite answer as to whether a serious game is a favorable means for upper extremity functionality improvement; however, this certainly constitutes a supplementary means for motivation.
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A Serious Game for Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation
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TL;DR: A serious game, with Virtual Reality techniques, which aims to assist in the rehabilitation exercises of upper limbs post-stroke and has the possibility of integrating game results with patients' medical records and the integration with a robotic exoskeleton that will support arm movements.
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