Consumer electronics: Video games: The next wave: Interactive video-disk technology lends reality to arcade games, but purists believe the ultimate lies in real-time computer-generated graphics

IEEE Spectrum ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tekla S. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Interactive Video ◽  
Consumer Electronics

scholarly journals Video Game Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Case Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (6S) ◽  
pp. 1800-1809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel J. Cler ◽  
Talia Mittelman ◽  
Maia N. Braden ◽  
Geralyn Harvey Woodnorth ◽  
Cara E. Stepp
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Interactive Video ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Speech Disorders ◽  
Aural Rehabilitation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
At Home

Purpose Video games provide a promising platform for rehabilitation of speech disorders. Although video games have been used to train speech perception in foreign language learners and have been proposed for aural rehabilitation, their use in speech therapy has been limited thus far. We present feasibility results from at-home use in a case series of children with velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) using an interactive video game that provided real-time biofeedback to facilitate appropriate nasalization. Method Five participants were recruited across a range of ages, VPD severities, and VPD etiologies. Participants completed multiple weeks of individual game play with a video game that provides feedback on nasalization measured via nasal accelerometry. Nasalization was assessed before and after training by using nasometry, aerodynamic measures, and expert perceptual judgments. Results Four participants used the game at home or school, with the remaining participant unwilling to have the nasal accelerometer secured to his nasal skin, perhaps due to his young age. The remaining participants showed a tendency toward decreased nasalization after training, particularly for the words explicitly trained in the video game. Conclusion Results suggest that video game–based systems may provide a useful rehabilitation platform for providing real-time feedback of speech nasalization in VPD. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5116828

Virtual Unreality

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Weinel
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Interactive Video ◽  
Altered States Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered States ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Visual Systems

This chapter explores altered states of consciousness in interactive video games and virtual reality applications. First, a brief overview of advances in the sound and graphics of video games is provided, which has led to ever-more immersive capabilities within the medium. Following this, a variety of games that represent states of intoxication, drug use, and hallucinations are discussed, in order to reveal how these states are portrayed with the aid of sound and music, and for what purpose. An alternative trajectory in games is also explored, as various synaesthetic titles are reviewed, which provide high-adrenaline experiences for ravers, and simulate dreams, meditation, or psychedelic states. Through the analysis of these, and building upon the previous chapters of Inner Sound, this chapter presents a conceptual model for ‘Altered States of Consciousness Simulations’: interactive audio-visual systems that represent altered states with regards to the sensory components of the experience.

Elders' Usability, Dependability, and Flow Experiences on Embodied Interactive Video Games

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 715-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Yueh Hwang ◽  
Jon-Chao Hong ◽  
Yung-wei Hao ◽  
Jyh-Tsorng Jong
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Interactive Video ◽  
Flow Experiences

Comparison of three interactive video games for youth with visual impairments

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A Gasperetti ◽  
John T Foley ◽  
Stephen Yang ◽  
Luis Columna ◽  
Lauren J Lieberman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Interactive Video ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
Physical Activity Intensity ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Significant Difference

There is a current trend toward using innovative interventions, such as active video gaming to increase physical activity levels among youth with visual impairments. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare three video games (Dance, Dance, Revolution [DDR]; EyeToy Kinetic; and Wii Boxing) in allowing youth with visual impairments to achieve time (seconds spent during a 10-min bout) in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Participants with complete data were youth ( N = 5) with visual impairments aged 10–16 years who played three games for 10-min bouts. Heart rate monitors measured physical activity intensity. A Friedman’s analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine differences between the three interactive video games. Most players were able to achieve time in MVPA in all three games and there was a significant difference in time spent in MVPA, χ2(2) = 7.4, p = .024, with the most time in MVPA from playing EyeToy Kinetic. This study demonstrated that EyeToy Kinetic, Wii Boxing, and DDR are capable of helping youth with visual impairments accrue time in MVPA.

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