Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values

Pedro Gamito; Jorge Oliveira; Rodrigo Brito; Paulo Lopes; Diogo Morais; Ludmila Pinto; Luís Rodelo; Fátima Gameiro; Beatriz Rosa

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1

Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values

Pedro Gamito, Jorge Oliveira, Rodrigo Brito, Paulo Lopes, Diogo Morais, Ludmila Pinto, Luís Rodelo, Fátima Gameiro, Beatriz Rosa

Lusófona University

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Abstract

Acquired brain impairments are responsible for cognitive dysfunctions that affect daily life activities. Promoting recovery via exercises stimulating cognitive functions through ecologically valid interactive media such as virtual reality (VR) is a fast-emerging option. However, assessment still relies largely on non-ecological measures such as pencil-and-paper protocols. We propose that an effective alternative to those protocols is to assess patients while they execute exercises that mimic real-life tasks in a VR scenario (e.g. shopping, dressing, or preparing breakfast). For this, normative data is required. We describe a VR scenario-based assessment tool and report a study to define normative (non-clinical sample) performance levels in daily-life exercises with that tool. We discuss the results on task performance and effects of prior experience with video-games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Habib M. Fardoun, Daniyal M. Alghazzawi, Victor M.R. Penichet
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783662486443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2nd International Workshop on ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2014 - Oldenburg, Germany Duration: 20 May 2014 → 23 May 2014

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	515
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929

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Conference	2nd International Workshop on ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2014
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Oldenburg
Period	20/05/14 → 23/05/14

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015.

Keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation
Normative data
Virtual reality

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Gamito, P., Oliveira, J., Brito, R., Lopes, P., Morais, D., Pinto, L., Rodelo, L., Gameiro, F., & Rosa, B. (2015). Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values. In H. M. Fardoun, D. M. Alghazzawi, & V. M. R. Penichet (Eds.), ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 1-10). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 515). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1

Gamito, Pedro ; Oliveira, Jorge ; Brito, Rodrigo et al. / Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life : Pilot testing for normative values. ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Habib M. Fardoun ; Daniyal M. Alghazzawi ; Victor M.R. Penichet. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 1-10 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Gamito, P , Oliveira, J, Brito, R, Lopes, P, Morais, D, Pinto, L, Rodelo, L, Gameiro, F & Rosa, B 2015, Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values. in HM Fardoun, DM Alghazzawi & VMR Penichet (eds), ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 515, Springer Verlag, pp. 1-10, 2nd International Workshop on ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques, REHAB 2014, Oldenburg, Germany, 20/05/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1

Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values. / Gamito, Pedro ; Oliveira, Jorge; Brito, Rodrigo et al.
ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Habib M. Fardoun; Daniyal M. Alghazzawi; Victor M.R. Penichet. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 1-10 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 515).

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Gamito P , Oliveira J, Brito R, Lopes P, Morais D, Pinto L et al. Assessing cognitive functions with VR-based serious games that reproduce daily life: Pilot testing for normative values. In Fardoun HM, Alghazzawi DM, Penichet VMR, editors, ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques - 2nd International Workshop, REHAB 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 1-10. (Communications in Computer and Information Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1

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