Virtual Centre for the Rehabilitation of Road Accident Victims (VICERAVI)

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Liliana Mendes (Author) Other; Artemisa Rocha Dores (Author) Other; Paula Alexandra Rego (Author) Other; Pedro Miguel Moreira (Author) Other; Fernando Barbosa (Author) FPCEUP; Luís Paulo Reis (Author) FEUP; José Viana (Author) Other; António Coelho (Author) FEUP; Armando Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Sistemas y tecnologias de información: actas de la 7ª Conferencia Ibérica de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Información

Pages: 817-822

7th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies

Madrid, 20 a 23 de junho de 2012

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 4 Citations

Scopus - 8 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-FWT

Abstract (EN): The main objective of this work is to describe the Virtual Center for the Rehabilitation of Road Accident Victims - VICERAVI and the serious games it includes for the purpose of neuropsychological rehabilitation. The validation of the VICERAVI as a rehabilitation system involves 30 participants of both sexes, with brain injury due to road accidents. The applicability and the benefits of virtual worlds for a holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation will be tested using virtual reality (OpenSimulator) to simulate tasks of everyday life,,enabling participants to perform cognitive and social skills training through their avatars. The progresses of this group will se compared with a group of conventional neuropsychological rehabilitation. The main innovation of the work is the possibility if administering neuropsychological rehabilitation at distance, via ecological virtual environments. Moreover, the paper discusses also relevant criteria and issues in respect to the use of serious games, simulation and virtual environments in rehabilitation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific