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The use of games to help children eyes testing

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Ombretta Gaggi,

Matteo CimanAuthors Info & Claims

Multimedia Tools and Applications, Volume 75, Issue 6

Pages 3453 - 3478

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-014-2444-x

Published: 01 March 2016 Publication History

Abstract

A doctor cannot perform a good diagnosis without the patient collaboration. One of the major problem for ophthalmologists with children is to capture and maintain their attention while performing their tests. Sometimes children give wrong answers, or not accurate, since they are no longer interested in the task. In this paper we use the serious game paradigm to help children eyes testing. We ask the children to perform a vision acuity and a daltonism test using our game PlayWithEyes. Children have to recognize symbols projected on a wall and point them in a touch interface which displays all the possible answers. Tests performed in a kindergarten with 65 children have shown that the use of our game helps to obtain children cooperation because they have fun, so their attention may last longer, thus improving the possibility to perform a correct diagnosis especially for very young children. This is particular important for some sight defects like amblyopia (lazy eye). Moreover, the system allows us to identify visual acuity reduction in two children. Tests also highlight some limitations of the tool which have been promptly fixed.

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Multimedia Tools and Applications Volume 75, Issue 6

March 2016

635 pages

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