Research Article
Blexer – Full Play Therapeutic Blender Exergames for People with Physical Impairments
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-76111-4_30, author={Martina Eckert and Ignacio Gomez-Martinho and Cristina Est\^{e}ban and Yadira Pel\^{a}ez and Juan Meneses and Luis Salgado}, title={Blexer -- Full Play Therapeutic Blender Exergames for People with Physical Impairments}, proceedings={Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good. Third International Conference, GOODTECHS 2017, Pisa, Italy, November 29-30, 2017, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={GOODTECHS}, year={2018}, month={3}, keywords={Exergames Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Disability Kinect Gamification Octalysis Adaptivity Blender Web platform}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-76111-4_30} }- Martina Eckert
Ignacio Gomez-Martinho
Cristina Estéban
Yadira Peláez
Juan Meneses
Luis Salgado
Year: 2018
Blexer – Full Play Therapeutic Blender Exergames for People with Physical Impairments
GOODTECHS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-76111-4_30
Abstract
This work presents the “Blexer” (Blender Exergames) environment, which aims at the design and implementation of generic, adaptive and customizable rehabilitation exergames for people with physical disabilities. Currently, it consists in one full play exergame based on the movements captured by the Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect camera and a medical platform that allows the remote configuration of the game. Opposed to multiple mini-games with specific purposes found in literature, here the focus is set on the design of a full game, which includes a character, a story and advanced game mechanics to achieve the integration of currently four exercises into a 3D adventure videogame. The principle aim is to enhance the patient’s motivation to perform daily exercises with help of the game, therefore we apply the Core Drives defined in the Octalysis framework. Furthermore, the game incorporates a motion amplification functionality to augment the immersive feeling of disabled people in the video games. Last but not least, the configuration possibilities of the exercises included in the game are described.