Timocco

Turns Therapy Into Fun

  • What is Timocco
  • Our Product
  • Population
  • Home Use
  • Contact Us
  • Login

Article supporting the use of Virtual Reality for children with hemoplegic CP

August 2, 2010 by Eran Arden Leave a Comment

USABILITY OF A VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WITH HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY

William Li, Tom Chau, Sophie Lam-Damji, Darcy Fehlings

Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (hemiplegia) have difficulty performing motor tasks with their hemiplegic upper extremity (UE). Exercise and practice can result in improvementsin motor skills. A Sony PlayStation 2 equipped with an “EyeToy” video camera was adapted for children to practice neuromotor movements. The system captures the child’s movements in fun, immersive games in virtual environments.

http://stargate.uwaterloo.ca/~jzelek/teaching/syde361/ficcdat2007/Full%20Papers/CMBEC30/M0026.pdf

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: children with CP, children with disabilities, Innovative Game, motion based game

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Fill in your details to start your free Timocco trial
I'm a therapist
Start Playing
Download Timocco and start playing
x
By registering you agree to the terms of use

Search This Website:

Recent Posts:

  • SPREAD THE JOY – ALL KIDS CAN PLAY AT HOME FOR FREE
  • COVID-19 PLAY FOR LESS OUR WAY TO HELP WITH MOTIVATION
  • Marketing and Social Media Rockstar? Come Play in Our “Band”!
  • This Mini-Game is Our Gift to You!
  • There’s no place like Chrome…books!

Tags

ADHD Akron assistive technology autism bilateral coordination Cerebral Palsy child development children children with CP children with disabilities children with special needs cognitive disabilities cognitive skills conference CP DCD Disabilities education technology Eye Gaze fine motor skills fun therapy games games Innovative Game interactive games motion based game Motor Control motor disabilities motor skills new plans occupational therapy Ohio OT OT Expert OT Expert Series OT Expert Wednesday physical therapy Sarit Tresser special needs special needs kids Tele-rehabilitation Therapy Timocco Timocco Online Tobii virtual reality

About

  • What is Timocco?
  • Blog
  • Research
  • Timocco in the News
  • Careers

Product

  • Our Product
  • Our Games
  • Our Training Plans
  • Population
  • Skills We Develop
  • Home Use

Support

  • Contact Us
  • How to Play Timocco Games

Latest from our blog

  • SPREAD THE JOY – ALL KIDS CAN PLAY AT HOME FOR FREE
  • COVID-19 PLAY FOR LESS OUR WAY TO HELP WITH MOTIVATION
  • Marketing and Social Media Rockstar? Come Play in Our “Band”!
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 · Timocco Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in