Title :
Cognitive rehabilitation based on collaborative and tangible computer games
Author :
de la Guia, Elena ; Lozano, Maria D. ; Penichet, Victor R.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Res. Inst., Univ. of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
Abstract :
The world´s population is getting older. As a consequence, certain diseases such as Alzheimer are getting more and more common. On the other hand, we can take advantage of the evolution of new technologies to develop applications with the aim of enhancing and stimulating the cognitive abilities of people suffering from Alzheimer´s in order to counteract the progress of the disease. This paper presents an interactive system based on emerging technologies such as NFC and distributed user interfaces and tangible interaction to conduct cognitive rehabilitation. The main objective is to improve the person´s performance in real-life situations and the associated enhancement in the person´s well-being, selfesteem, mood and behavior.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences computing; cognition; computer games; diseases; groupware; human computer interaction; interactive systems; medical computing; near-field communication; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; user interfaces; Alzheimer; NFC; behavior enhancement; cognitive ability; cognitive rehabilitation; collaborative computer games; disease progress; distributed user interface; interactive system; mood enhancement; person performance improvement; person well-being enhancement; self-esteem enhancement; tangible computer games; tangible interaction; Collaboration; Dementia; Games; Medical treatment; Alzheimer disease; Cognitive abilities; Collaboration; Distributed User Interfaces; NFC technology; Tangible interaction;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2013 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0296-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-936968-80-0
