• DocumentCode
    131552
  • Title

    Cognitive rehabilitation based on working brain reflexes using computer games over iPad

  • Author

    Lopez-Samaniego, Leire ; Garcia-Zapirain, B. ; Ozaita-Araico, Alejandro ; Mendez-Zorrilla, A.

  • Author_Institution
    DeustoTech-Life (eVida), Univ. of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    28-30 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a computer game designed for elder people in order to improve the brain reflexes of the participants. The application has been developed for iPad using XCode and the Objetic-C program language. The game has been tested in the “La Real casa de la Misericordia” of Bilbao with 9 participants with the evaluation of their psychologist and physiotherapist. The SUS questionnaire shows with 48.75 points that its difficulty is quite high but the satisfaction with the game is over 80%. The tests were made with people of different profiles on the same difficulty, reality shows the necessity of different levels in order to maintain the users´ motivation and sensation of joy high.
  • Keywords
    computer games; medical computing; mobile computing; object-oriented languages; patient rehabilitation; Bilbao; Objetic-C program language; Spain; XCode program language; cognitive rehabilitation; computer games; elder people; game satisfaction; iPad; physiotherapist evaluation; psychologist evaluation; user motivation; user sensation; working brain reflex; Aging; Games; Graphical user interfaces; Senior citizens; Standards; Tablet computers; Training; GUI; XCode; iPad cognitive rehabilitation; objective-C;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Multimedia, Educational and Serious Games (CGAMES), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    Louisville, KY
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-5853-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CGames.2014.6934155
  • Filename
    6934155