Posts tagged gaming
A Wii Bit of Help for Stroke Survivors
Wii-like technologies may help stroke survivors improve communication skills
Motion sensing technologies, such as the Nintendo Wii Remote, could be used in the rehabilitation of people with aphasia – a language impairment, commonly caused by a stroke, that affects around 250,000 people in the UK*.
The research is being carried out by a team at City University London, in collaboration with The Stroke Association and funded by £300k from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The aim is to develop an affordable, computer-based technology to help stroke survivors, who have limited spoken or written output, learn how to ‘gesture’ independently at home.
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Microsoft Kinect. A Game Changer?
The Xbox Kinect Games Sensor Bar promises to change the way we communicate with our gaming consoles. Launching in the US in November (for $149), it looks like this new technology is going to revolutionize the gaming industry.
Could this be the input model that disabled gamers have been waiting for?
Getting in the Game
Steve Spohn has muscular dystrophy, limiting his physical movement; thanks to duct tape, a bag of rice and an Xbox 360 controller, he can still get his game on.
Sci-tech: Amazing Pro Gamer NoM4D Plays With Just His Lips and Chin
When Randy Fitzgerald was 3 years old, his dad took him to the bowling alley in Iowa, where he would leave the youngster in the alley arcade with a stack of quarters.
The only unusual part is that Randy has an exceedingly rare condition,arthrogryposis, which left him paralyzed from the neck down since birth.
