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Therapeutically relevant and fun video games to support upper limb rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy: Designing Together! Elaine Biddiss, MASc, PhD [email protected]
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Elaine Biddiss - Therapeutically relevant and fun video games to support upper limb rehabilitation for children with Cerebral Palsy - Designing Together

Jun 26, 2015

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Presentation from October 18, 2014 NeuroDevNet/GRAND workshop in Toronto, Ontario.

Wants to create games that are fun and motivate
long-term engagement, with high therapeutic value toward developing fine motor control, that translates from computer gaming environment to everyday life.
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Therapeutically relevant and fun video games to support upper limb rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy: Designing Together!

Elaine Biddiss, MASc, PhD

[email protected]

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The Challenge

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Boring

HighTherapeuticValue

LowTherapeuticValue

FUN!

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Our focus

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• Motivating long-term engagement

• Expanding the therapeutic value

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Motivating long-term engagement

-Short-, mid- and long-term progression

-Social play and skills balancing

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EQUIS Lab

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Expanding the therapeutic value

What about

manual abilities?

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Capturing movements of the hand and wrist

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Mixed reality

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Haptic feedback

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Thank you

Contact:

Elaine [email protected]