Inclusion of game elements in health education has proved to be effective in helping student
training. Commonly termed as “serious games” these gamified systems can be an …

Strategies aimed at keeping the user's interest in using computer applications are being
studied to provide greater user engagement, and can influence how people interact with …

Emotions have a major role in the player-game interaction. In serious games playing
contexts, real-time assessment of the player's emotional state is crucially important to enable …

We present a novel approach to real-time adaptation in serious games for at-home motor
learning. Our approach assesses and responds to the “flow-state” of players by tracking and …

Music therapy is an effective tool to slow down the progress of dementia since interaction
with music may evoke emotions that stimulates brain areas responsible for memory. This …

Serious games have been applied in many contexts, aiming to turn learning and training
activities more attractive for users. The motor rehabilitation process is a scenario in which …

The future of video games lies in Affective Games, as the future of learning lies in Affective
Learning that due to the proven role of human emotions in how we think and behave. The …

Older people are among the most physically inactive. Game-based training programs
(exergames) can motivate this group to exercise more. However, for long term benefit it is …

Purpose The expression of emotions is essential in human relationships. However, the
aging process associated with some pathologies such as Alzheimer's Disease and other …

For a long time, the primary approach to control pain in patients involved using specially
designed drugs. While these drugs have often proved to be sufficient to reduce pain …