can a game improve people's lives? the case of serious games?
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Can a Game improve People’s Life?
The case of Serious GamesArmir Bujari, Matteo Ciman,
Ombretta Gaggi, Claudio E. PalazziDepartment of Mathematics
University of Padua, Italy{abujari, mciman, gaggi, cpalazzi}@math.unipd.it
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Serious Games
• Teach something (serious) in a funny way (game)
Exergames
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Exergames
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DroidGlove - Idea
• Rehabilitation therapy of a limb is usually based on the same sequence of movements for several times– Many times– Should be done correctly
!! BORING !!
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DroidGlove
• First step visit to the doctor• The therapist defines the set of
exercises• The patient can exercise
wherever and whenever he/she wants and send data to the doctor
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Sedentary life and bad nutrition are increasing overweight people
Increasing number of diseases like diabetes, cancer etc.
Higher medical costs
Unhealthy lifestyle
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ClimbTheWorld
ClimbTheWorld
SoloClimb SocialChallenge Team vs. Team
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Serious games
in the medical field
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Re-Mission
• Game for children with cancer developed by the University of Stanford and HopeLab
Objectives:– Explain to the patient his/her situation– Reduce the drop out from therapy phenomena– Let patients communicate together
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Re-Mission
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PlayWithEyes
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PlayWithEyes
• Standard visual acuity tests are extremely boring for children
• Necessary to get child attention to be able to perform an accurate diagnosis
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PlayWithEyes at work
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CVI – Cerebral Visual Impairment
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Lesson learnt – The team
The team is composed by people with completely different backgrounds:• Doctor: knows the disease and how to treat it.
Defines the requirements of the game• Psychologist: helps in defining the game, with
particular attention to the user• Developer: knows the technology, designs and
develops the game
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Team collaboration
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The team
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Can a Game improve People’s Life?
The case of Serious GamesArmir Bujari, Matteo Ciman,
Ombretta Gaggi, Claudio E. PalazziDepartment of Mathematics
University of Padua, Italy{abujari, mciman, gaggi, cpalazzi}@math.unipd.it
GOODTECHS 2015Rome, Italy
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