TY - GEN
T1 - Virtual city
T2 - 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2012
AU - Dores, Artemisa Rocha
AU - Miranda, Maria João
AU - Carvalho, Irene Palmares
AU - Mendes, Liliana
AU - Barbosa, Fernando
AU - Coelho, António
AU - Sousa, Liliana de
AU - Caldas, Alexandre Castro
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is one of the leading causes of individuals' reduced participation in various contexts of life, compromising autonomous functioning and performance in complex activities. Neurocognitive rehabilitation, carried out by transdisciplinary teams, is part of the intervention after the acute phase, aiming patients' maximum functionality and quality of life. Serious games and virtual reality begin to provide innovative solutions in this area. In this study, a prototype platform for the rehabilitation of executive functioning and other related cognitive functions is presented: the Virtual City. Part of a larger project, it consists of urban virtual environments that simulate real-life scenarios and activities. Tests will be performed to validate it as a tool for the rehabilitation of ABI.
AB - Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is one of the leading causes of individuals' reduced participation in various contexts of life, compromising autonomous functioning and performance in complex activities. Neurocognitive rehabilitation, carried out by transdisciplinary teams, is part of the intervention after the acute phase, aiming patients' maximum functionality and quality of life. Serious games and virtual reality begin to provide innovative solutions in this area. In this study, a prototype platform for the rehabilitation of executive functioning and other related cognitive functions is presented: the Virtual City. Part of a larger project, it consists of urban virtual environments that simulate real-life scenarios and activities. Tests will be performed to validate it as a tool for the rehabilitation of ABI.
KW - Acquired brain injury (ABI)
KW - Executive dysfunction
KW - Neurocognitive rehabilitation
KW - Serious games
KW - Virtual reality
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869037918
SN - 9789899624771
T3 - Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI
BT - Proceedings of the 7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2012
PB - IEEE Canada
Y2 - 20 June 2012 through 23 June 2012
ER -