Biofeedback Methods in Entertainment Video Games

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (CHI PLAY) ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Diego Navarro ◽  
Veronica Sundstedt ◽  
Valeria Garro
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Classification Criteria ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Interaction Techniques ◽  
Modal Interaction ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Development Tools ◽  
Potential Use

The area of biofeedback interaction has grown over recent years, thanks to the release of more affordable and reliable sensor technology, and the accessibility offered by modern game development tools. This article presents a systematic literature review focusing on how different biofeedback interaction methods have been used for entertainment purposes in video games, between 2008 and 2020. It divides previous contributions in terms of a proposed interaction classification criteria and five different biofeedback methods (with a sixth category combining them): electroencephalography, electrocardiography, eye tracking, electrodermal activity, electromyography, and multi-modal interaction. The review describes the properties, sensor technologies, and the type of data gathered for every included biofeedback method, and presents their respective interaction techniques. It summarizes a set of opportunities and challenges for each included method, based on the results from previous work, and discusses these findings. It also analyzes how these interaction techniques are distributed between different common game genres. The review is beneficial for people interested in biofeedback methods and their potential use for novel interaction techniques in future video games.

scholarly journals Using Video Games to Improve Capabilities in Decision Making and Cognitive Skill: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 211-221
Author(s):  
Charles Reynaldo ◽  
Ryan Christian ◽  
Hansel Hosea ◽  
Alexander A S Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Cognitive Skill

scholarly journals Unobtrusive Health Monitoring in Private Spaces: The Smart Home

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Wang ◽  
Nicolai Spicher ◽  
Joana M. Warnecke ◽  
Mostafa Haghi ◽  
Jonas Schwartze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Behavioral Data ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Current Sensor ◽  
Home Health Monitoring

With the advances in sensor technology, big data, and artificial intelligence, unobtrusive in-home health monitoring has been a research focus for decades. Following up our research on smart vehicles, within the framework of unobtrusive health monitoring in private spaces, this work attempts to provide a guide to current sensor technology for unobtrusive in-home monitoring by a literature review of the state of the art and to answer, in particular, the questions: (1) What types of sensors can be used for unobtrusive in-home health data acquisition? (2) Where should the sensors be placed? (3) What data can be monitored in a smart home? (4) How can the obtained data support the monitoring functions? We conducted a retrospective literature review and summarized the state-of-the-art research on leveraging sensor technology for unobtrusive in-home health monitoring. For structured analysis, we developed a four-category terminology (location, unobtrusive sensor, data, and monitoring functions). We acquired 912 unique articles from four relevant databases (ACM Digital Lib, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, and Scopus) and screened them for relevance, resulting in n=55 papers analyzed in a structured manner using the terminology. The results delivered 25 types of sensors (motion sensor, contact sensor, pressure sensor, electrical current sensor, etc.) that can be deployed within rooms, static facilities, or electric appliances in an ambient way. While behavioral data (e.g., presence (n=38), time spent on activities (n=18)) can be acquired effortlessly, physiological parameters (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate) are measurable on a limited scale (n=5). Behavioral data contribute to functional monitoring. Emergency monitoring can be built up on behavioral and environmental data. Acquired physiological parameters allow reasonable monitoring of physiological functions to a limited extent. Environmental data and behavioral data also detect safety and security abnormalities. Social interaction monitoring relies mainly on direct monitoring of tools of communication (smartphone; computer). In summary, convincing proof of a clear effect of these monitoring functions on clinical outcome with a large sample size and long-term monitoring is still lacking.

scholarly journals Bagaimana Mengembangkan Kemampuan Spasial dalam Pembelajaran Matematika di Sekolah?: Suatu Tinjauan Literatur

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-72
Author(s):  
S Sudirman ◽  
Fiki Alghadari
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Spatial Visualization ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Spatial Language ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Folding Paper

Spatial ability is an important one of the abilities for completing many tasks in everyday life successfully. Spatial ability is considered a type of different ability to others. Therefore, there needs a study on how are the characteristics of spatial abilities and to develop in schools. This paper is to reveal the ways are developing spatial abilities in learning mathematics. Based on literature review from some research, at least that there are six ways to develop spatial abilities in learning mathematics, namely: (1) using spatial language in daily interactions; (2) teaching for sketching and drawing; (3) using a suitable game; (4) using a tangram; (5) using video games; and (6) origami and folding paper. Playing video games like Tetris are exercises for spatial relations, mental rotation, spatial orientation, and spatial visualization.

Use of Photogrammetry in Video Games: A Historical Overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataska Statham
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Modeling Technique ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
Game Engines

In 2014, the developers of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter revealed that the stunning settings in the game were created using photogrammetry, a modeling technique up to then generally disregarded as being too cumbersome for the technical limitations of game engines. Shortly after, EA DICE announced that its 2015 flagship title Star Wars Battlefront would be adopting photogrammetry extensively not only to capture key props and costumes but also to recreate key locations beloved to Star Wars fans. Since then, the games industry has been flooded with articles, tutorials, and new software dedicated to the use of photogrammetry to create 3-D game assets. This article examines the key developments in the field since 2014, how the technique is being adopted by game studios, what are the current and future trends, and how the use of photogrammetry is likely to disrupt the well-established game development pipelines.

scholarly journals Using video games for volcanic hazard education and communication

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Mani ◽  
P. D. Cole ◽  
I. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Volcanic Hazard ◽  
Pyroclastic Flows ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Ash Fall ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Hazard Education ◽  
Sound Foundation

Abstract. This paper aims to understand whether video games (or serious games) can be effective in enhancing volcanic hazard education and communication. Using the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, we have developed a video game – St. Vincent’s Volcano – for use in volcano education and outreach sessions, aimed at improving resident’s knowledge of potential future eruptive hazards (ash fall, pyroclastic flows and lahars). Here, we discuss the process of game development including concept design, game development through to final implementation on St. Vincent. Preliminary results for game implementation (obtained through pre and post-test knowledge quizzes) for both student and adult participants suggest that a video game of this style can be effective in improving learner’s knowledge. Both groups of participants demonstrated an increase in score percentage (9.3 % for adults and 8.3 % for students) and when plotted as learning gains (0.11 for adults and 0.09 for students). This preliminary data could provide a sound foundation for the increased integration of emerging technologies within traditional education sessions.

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