Games for Health: Have Fun with Virtual Reality!

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 149-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Liliane S. Machado ◽

Thaise Kelly de Lima Costa ◽

Ronei Marcos de Moraes

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Computer Science ◽

Serious Games ◽

Computer Applications ◽

Software Project ◽

Health Statistics ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

Games For Health ◽

And Training

O desenvolvimento de aplicações computacionais deve ser guiado pelas necessidades do cliente, considerando todas as etapas do projeto de um software. Quando estas aplicações são voltadas para educação em saúde, observa-se a necessidade de abordar aspectos relacionados a pelo menos quatro áreas: educação, saúde, estatística e computação, evidenciando a necessidade de uma abordagem multidisciplinar para a produção de ferramentas efetivas e eficientes para os problemas a que se destinam. Este artigo apresenta e discute etapas consideradas fundamentais no processo de desenvolvimento de serious games e simuladores de treinamento para a saúde baseados em realidade virtual. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: realidade virtual; jogos em saúde; serious games. ABSTRACT The development of computer applications must be guided by clients’ needs and must consider all step of software project. It is necessary to integrate knowledge of four areas: education, health, statistics and computer science when those applications are for education in health what makes evident the need of a multidisciplinar approach for the production of effective and efficient tools for the purpose expected. This paper presents and discusses fundamental steps for the development of serious games and training simulators for health based on virtual reality KEYWORDS: virtual reality; games for health; serious games. RESUMEN El desarrollo de las aplicaciones informáticas debe guiarse por las necesidades de los clientes y debe considerar todos los pasos del proyecto de software. Es necesario integrar el conocimiento de cuatro áreas: educación, salud, estadística e informática cuando esas aplicaciones son para la educación en salud, lo que hace evidente la necesidad de un enfoque multidisciplinario para la producción de herramientas eficaces y efectivas para el propósito esperado. Este artículo presenta y discute los pasos fundamentales para el desarrollo de juegos serios y simuladores de entrenamiento para la salud basados en la realidad virtual. PALABRAS CLAVE: realidad virtual, juegos para salud, serious games.

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Games for health: Game-based virtual reality applications for mental disorders & rehabilitation

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e705572011-081 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Albert Rizzo ◽

Jarrell Pair ◽

Galen Buckwaiter ◽

Jeff Gold ◽

Carolee Winstein ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Games For Health

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Virtual Reality Games for Health Care

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201823201047 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 232 ◽

pp. 01047

Author(s):

Alice J Lin ◽

Charles B Chen ◽

Fuhua (Frank) Cheng

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Game Design ◽

Care Providers ◽

Interactive Technologies ◽

Ongoing Research ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Games For Health

Virtual reality (VR) and interactive technologies have become increasingly common in today’s world, and there are many applications for this technology in numerous fields. In this paper, we present a review on recent and ongoing research related to applications of VR and VR games in the healthcare field. VR technology is allowing medical practitioners to help their patients in a number of innovative ways in addition to helping health care providers improve their skills. Lastly, we propose a VR game design for rehabilitation and palliative care.

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Detection of neuronal response in a new mechatronics equipment with virtual reality images

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology ◽

10.1016/s0013-4694(97)89078-9 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 223

Author(s):

A Rovetta

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Neuronal Response

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Top-Down Processing and Visual Reorientation Illusions in a Virtual Reality Environment

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185.63.3.143 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 143-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Fred W. Mast ◽

Charles M. Oman

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Visual Processing ◽

Line Length ◽

Perceptual Cues ◽

Virtual Reality Environment ◽

Top Down ◽

Test Conditions ◽

The Subject ◽

Processing Mechanisms

The role of top-down processing on the horizontal-vertical line length illusion was examined by means of an ambiguous room with dual visual verticals. In one of the test conditions, the subjects were cued to one of the two verticals and were instructed to cognitively reassign the apparent vertical to the cued orientation. When they have mentally adjusted their perception, two lines in a plus sign configuration appeared and the subjects had to evaluate which line was longer. The results showed that the line length appeared longer when it was aligned with the direction of the vertical currently perceived by the subject. This study provides a demonstration that top-down processing influences lower level visual processing mechanisms. In another test condition, the subjects had all perceptual cues available and the influence was even stronger.

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Swiss Surgery ◽

10.1024/1023-9332.8.6.250 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 250-254

Author(s):

Vogelbach ◽

Bogdan ◽

Rosenthal ◽

Pfefferkorn ◽

Triponez

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ◽

Neue Technik

Fragestellung: Die dieser Untersuchung zugrunde liegende Frage war, ob das angewandte Ausbildungskonzept geeignet war, um am Beispiel der Einführung der laparoskopischen Cholezystektomie eine neue Operationsmethode in einer universitären Ausbildungsklinik mit einer grossen Anzahl Chirurgen zu etablieren. Patienten und Methodik: Seit Einführung der ersten laparoskopischen Cholezystektomie wurden alle Cholezystektomien während zwei Jahren (Mai 1990 bis Mai 1992) prospektiv erfasst. Ein Ausbildungskonzept wurde gewählt, bei dem jeweils ein Operateur durch einen Tutor geschult wurde und so 15 konsekutive Eingriffe durchführte, um dann die Technik einem weiteren auszubildenden Chirurgen zu instruieren. Resultate: In zwei Jahren wurden 355 Patienten cholezystektomiert. 60% der Operationen wurden laparoskopisch durchgeführt oder begonnen. 40% der Operationen wurden offen durchgeführt. In den ersten zwei Jahren konnten 13 Operateure (durchschnittlich 16 Operationen / Operateur , range 1 - 60) in die neue Technik eingeführt werden. Es traten keine schweren Komplikationen, insbesondere keine Gallenwegsverletzungen in dieser Einführungsphase auf. Diskussion: In der Literatur wird dieses Vorgehen bei der Einführungsphase seit 1992 wiederholt vorgestellt, diskutiert und empfohlen. Zwischenzeitlich gibt es Richtlinien von Fachgesellschaften und nationalen Institutionen, welche die Ausbildung zur Ausführung neuer chirurgischer Techniken reglementieren. In den letzten Jahren verlagern sich die ersten Ausbildungsschritte in Richtung Trainingskurse an skill-stations und virtual reality Trainer. Schlussfolgerung: Das beschriebene Ausbildungskonzept bewährte sich in der Einführungsphase der laparoskopischen Cholezystektomie zu Beginn der 90er-Jahre.

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Formative Research for STEM Educational Games

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000134 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 221 (2) ◽

pp. 90-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

John L. Sherry

Keyword(s):

Video Game ◽

Serious Games ◽

Educational Games ◽

Sesame Street ◽

Children's Television ◽

Educational Video ◽

Educational Media ◽

Television Shows ◽

Educational Video Game ◽

Games For Health

Millions in taxpayer and foundation euros and dollars have been spent building and testing educational video games, games for health, and serious games. What have been the fruits of this frenzy of activity? What educational video game has had the reach and impact of Sesame Street or Blues Clues television shows? By comparison, the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) managed to get Sesame Street off the ground within a couple of years, writing the basic scientific literature on educational media design in the process. Not only is Sesame Street well known and proven, it laid the basis for every effective educational show to follow. This article explores the differences between the CTW scientific approach to educational media production and the mostly nonscientific approach consuming so many resources in the educational games, games for health, and serious games movements. Fundamental scientific questions that remain unanswered are outlined.

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