Maintaining cognitive function and fine motor skills is crucial for healthy aging, enabling older adults to remain independent, engaged, and enjoy a high quality of life. However, both cognitive abilities and motor skills can decline with age, impacting daily activities and overall well-being. Cognitive games, particularly those incorporating a motor component, offer a promising approach to address this challenge. In the paper we describe our ongoing research that is focused on design and development of a suite of digital games and tasks designed to train fine hand motor skills, eye-hand coordination, perception, visual field, and other cognitive abilities. These games are specifically tailored for individuals who cannot use standard mouse and keyboard interfaces, primarily targeting the elderly, post-stroke patients, and individuals recovering from upper limb fractures. We present already developed games and results of analysis based on user acceptance testing. In the conclusion we propose future enhancements.

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Enhancing Cognitive and Motor Skills Through Personalized Digital Games

  • Petr Novak,
  • Lenka Lhotska

摘要

Maintaining cognitive function and fine motor skills is crucial for healthy aging, enabling older adults to remain independent, engaged, and enjoy a high quality of life. However, both cognitive abilities and motor skills can decline with age, impacting daily activities and overall well-being. Cognitive games, particularly those incorporating a motor component, offer a promising approach to address this challenge. In the paper we describe our ongoing research that is focused on design and development of a suite of digital games and tasks designed to train fine hand motor skills, eye-hand coordination, perception, visual field, and other cognitive abilities. These games are specifically tailored for individuals who cannot use standard mouse and keyboard interfaces, primarily targeting the elderly, post-stroke patients, and individuals recovering from upper limb fractures. We present already developed games and results of analysis based on user acceptance testing. In the conclusion we propose future enhancements.