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Games as neurofeedback training for children with FASD

Authors:

Regan L. Mandryk,

Shane Dielschneider,

Michael R. Kalyn,

Christopher P. Bertram,

Andre Doucette,

Brett A. Taylor,

Alison Pritchard Orr,

Kathy KeiverAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '13: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 165 - 172

https://doi.org/10.1145/2485760.2485762

Published: 24 June 2013 Publication History

Abstract

Biofeedback games help people maintain specific mental or physical states and are useful to help children with cognitive impairments learn to self-regulate their brain function. However, biofeedback games are expensive and difficult to create and are not sufficiently appealing to hold a child's interest over the long term needed for effective biofeedback training. We present a system that turns off-the-shelf computer games into biofeedback games. Our approach uses texture-based graphical overlays that vary in their obfuscation of underlying screen elements based on the sensed physiological state of the child. The textures can be visually customized so that they appear to be integrated with the underlying game. Through a 12-week deployment, with 16 children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, we show that our solution can hold a child's interest over a long term, and balances the competing needs of maintaining the fun of playing, while providing effective biofeedback training.

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Games as neurofeedback training for children with FASD
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces

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IDC '13: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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DOI:10.1145/2485760

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