Personalisation of a virtual gaming system for children with motor impairments: performance and usability

CONCLUSION: Personalised virtual therapy shows promise as a tool for upper extremity therapy for children with motor impairment.Implications for RehabiliationIn recent years, there has been an increase in the use of assistive technologies including virtual gaming in the general area of health care and clinical practice.Virtual gaming provides an interactive, real-time experiences that are flexible and ecologically valid ways to improve specific cognitive and motor abilities.Personalisation of virtual games entails dynamic adaptation of the parameters in real time according to the user's functional level).The results have demonstrated that personalised virtual gaming is enjoyable and feasible for typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy.The results suggest that this approach to gaming can provide motor challenges while preserving a high level of enjoyment.PMID:34270909 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2021.1936222
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research