MInD: Moving in the dark

A. Pepino; G. Sicignano; M. Rovani; G. D'Addio

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-1212

MInD: Moving in the dark

A. Pepino, G. Sicignano, M. Rovani, G. D'Addio

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa – Società Benefit

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Abstract

Visually-impaired people can develop several unhealthy behaviors, including the lack of physical activity or sports, due to the incomplete maturity in the control of their body in the space. This research focuses on the creation of an "exergame" - a videogame especially designed to stimulate physical exercise - that, through voice commands, allows the visually impaired users to practice physical activity and train their abilities. This tool has been developed starting from an existing dance-game, by generating some appropriate interfaces that also involve the sensory channel of sight. Our research aims to study the effects related to this exergame on the motor control mechanism in a blind children's group, aged between 8 and 13 years: it focuses also on the joint use of movement analysis systems and of videogames in order to stimulate the physical activity in these subjects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Pages	1212-1214
Number of pages	3
Volume	180
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-1212
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	24th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, MIE 2012 - Pisa, Italy Duration: Aug 26 2012 → Aug 29 2012

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Other	24th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, MIE 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	8/26/12 → 8/29/12

Keywords

Assisted devices
Exergame
Rehabilitation
Visually impaired

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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