PROJECTS
Cognitive and physical training for senior citizens
Year: | 2010 | ||||
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Authors: | Eleni Vlahou; A. Billis; E. Konstantinidis; Ch. Mouzakidis; I. Kolassa; W. Schlee; F. Glockner; S. Arampatzis; Nadia Economou; Athanassios Protopapas; Stylianos Bakamidis | ||||
Book title: | Πρακτικά του συνεδρίου "Serious Games, Education and Economic Development (SGEED 2010) | ||||
Address: | Ιωάννινα | ||||
Organization: | Serious Games, Education and Economic Development (SGEED-2010) | ||||
Date: | 7 - 9 Ιουλίου | ||||
Abstract: | "Long Lasting Memories (LLM) is a European project that aims to provide a unified solution for mental and physical health to elderly individuals with (or at risk for) cognitive impairment through adaptive cognitive and physical exercises in the context of game environments:
(a) Cognitive Training is performed through the Brain Fitness Program, a scientifically-based cognitive intervention program designed to speed up auditory processing, improve working memory, improve the accuracy and the speed with which the brain processes speech information and reengage the neuromodulatory systems that gate learning and memory. To drive brain plasticity, the program strongly engages the brain with demanding exercises and an adaptive and reward-based daily training schedule. Cognitive exercises provided by it are divided into a number of interrelated categories, that, in aggregate, span the acoustic organization of speech.
(b) Physical Training is performed through FitForAll, a modular, fully parameterized and easily accessible game platform that helps elderly people to exercise and maintain their physical status and well being through an innovative, low-cost ICT platform, such as Nintendo Wii© peripheral devices. It integrates through its environment a set of games and exercise routines, with which seniors interact dynamically. Physical interaction between seniors and games combine both training and entertainment, thus engaging users to successfully fulfill their targets. FitForAll incorporates predefined training routines, which are designed taking into consideration national guidelines regarding physical exercise in the Third Age, including exercise types such as balance, aerobic endurance, strength and flexibility.
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