A serious game for virtual rehabilitation: evaluation with patients and physiotherapists

Authors

  • Amanda Maria Martins Funabashi Universidade de São Paulo
  • Renan Vinícius Aranha Universidade de São Paulo
  • Talita Dias Silva Universidade de São Paulo
  • Carlos Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo
  • Willian Severino Silva Universidade de São Paulo
  • Fátima Nunes Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5753/jis.2018.698

Abstract

Games can make training procedures more engaging for patients. Considering the complexity of the process for upper limb function rehabilitation, this paper presents the development and an initial evaluation of the AGaR – a serious game with virtual reality and natural interaction, both to aid patients to execute repetitive exercises and to aid physiotherapists to follow the rehabilitation process. Additionally, we obtain and analyze data about patients’ engagement as a differential in relation to others games developed for similar goals. In this game, the patient has to associate two different images with complementary meanings, using a movement sensor to drag the image to the target. We conducted an experiment with physiotherapists in order to evaluate the feasibility of applying the game in real therapies. We also conducted an initial experiment with patients. The results show that physiotherapists believe that the game is effective and might be used during therapies. From the experiments with patientss, we obtained that the number of wrong associations made by them varies according to patient, with no standard found. The engagement tends to increase during use of the game, throughout the rounds.

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Published

2018-08-29

How to Cite

FUNABASHI, A. M. M.; ARANHA, R. V.; SILVA, T. D.; MONTEIRO, C.; SILVA, W. S.; NUNES, F. A serious game for virtual rehabilitation: evaluation with patients and physiotherapists. Journal on Interactive Systems, Porto Alegre, RS, v. 9, n. 2, 2018. DOI: 10.5753/jis.2018.698. Disponível em: https://journals-sol.sbc.org.br/index.php/jis/article/view/698. Acesso em: 14 nov. 2024.

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Special Issue - SVR 2017

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