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13 May
2008 Video/Online
Games For Health Come Of Age Four major
emerging trends - exergaming kicks into high gear,
Video
Games go
to rehab and therapy, major health care providers
arrive on the scene, and the rise of video games
for first responders and medical professionals -
were highlighted during a telenews event conducted
by organizers of the Games for Health national
conference. Drawing on 60
planned presentations by 75 speakers, Games for
Health conference highlights trends
including: Video games go to
rehab and therapy. In a Games for Health conference
highlight, a version of the popular video game
Guitar Hero will be unveiled that is designed to
aid arm amputee rehabilitation. Red Hill Studios
will present its findings about the use of PDWii to
aid balance and mobility in Parkinson's patients.
PDWii is currently being developed by Red Hill
Studios and the UCSF School of Nursing, with
funding by the NIH. Quantifiable results are being
used to track patient progress and are being
integrated into the patient's overall regime.
Results will be used to benefit further innovations
in the field of games for health. For younger
patients, there is Ditto, a "multi-modal
distraction device" designed to control pain and
stress among patients undergoing burn and
orthopedic medical procedures. |
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