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Assessing Cognitive Functions with VR-Based Serious Games that Reproduce Daily Life: Pilot Testing for Normative Values

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ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques (REHAB 2014)

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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.

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We would like thank the technicians involved in the development of the VR applications: Felipe Picareli, Marcelo Matias and Filipa Barata.

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  1. COPELABS, Universidade Lusófona, Edifício U, 1º Andar, 388 Campo Grande, 1749-024, Lisbon, Portugal

    Pedro Gamito, Jorge Oliveira, Rodrigo Brito, Paulo Lopes, Diogo Morais, Fátima Gameiro & Beatriz Rosa

  2. School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal

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

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Gamito, P. et al. (2015). Assessing Cognitive Functions with VR-Based Serious Games that Reproduce Daily Life: Pilot Testing for Normative Values. In: Fardoun, H., R. Penichet, V., Alghazzawi, D. (eds) ICTs for Improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques. REHAB 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 515. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48645-0_1

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