Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide

Video game–based therapeutic interventions have demonstrated some effectiveness in decreasing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared with more traditional strategies within the multimodal treatment of ADHD, video games have certain advantages such as being comforta...

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Authors: Sujar, Aaron; Martín Moratinos, Marina; Rodrigo-Yanguas, María; Bella-Fernández, Marcos; Gonzalez Tardon, Carlos; DELGADO-GOMEZ, DAVID; Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario
Format: Article
Publication date:2022
Country:España
Institution:TecnoCampus
Repository:Repositori Digital del TecnoCampus
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.tecnocampus.cat:20.500.12367/2215
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2215
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Serious video games
ADHD
Treatment
Video games
Cognitive
Cognitive disorder
Games
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Bella-Fernández, Marcos
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Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario
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Martín Moratinos, Marina
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Bella-Fernández, Marcos
Gonzalez Tardon, Carlos
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description Video game–based therapeutic interventions have demonstrated some effectiveness in decreasing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared with more traditional strategies within the multimodal treatment of ADHD, video games have certain advantages such as being comfortable, flexible, and cost-efficient. However, establishing the most appropriate type(s) of video games that should be used for this treatment remains a matter of debate, including the commercial existing video games or serious video games that are specifically constructed to target specific disorders. This guide represents a starting point for developing serious video games aimed at treating ADHD. We summarize the key points that need to be addressed to generate an effective and motivating game-based treatment. Following recommendations from the literature to create game-based treatments, we describe the development stages of a serious video game for treating ADHD [...].
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spelling Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide Sujar, Aaron Martín Moratinos, Marina Rodrigo-Yanguas, María Bella-Fernández, Marcos Gonzalez Tardon, Carlos DELGADO-GOMEZ, DAVID Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario Serious video games ADHD Treatment Video games Cognitive Cognitive disorder Games Video game–based therapeutic interventions have demonstrated some effectiveness in decreasing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared with more traditional strategies within the multimodal treatment of ADHD, video games have certain advantages such as being comfortable, flexible, and cost-efficient. However, establishing the most appropriate type(s) of video games that should be used for this treatment remains a matter of debate, including the commercial existing video games or serious video games that are specifically constructed to target specific disorders. This guide represents a starting point for developing serious video games aimed at treating ADHD. We summarize the key points that need to be addressed to generate an effective and motivating game-based treatment. Following recommendations from the literature to create game-based treatments, we describe the development stages of a serious video game for treating ADHD [...]. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion JMIR Publications http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2215
spellingShingle Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
Sujar, Aaron
Serious video games
ADHD
Treatment
Video games
Cognitive
Cognitive disorder
Games
title Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
title_full Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
title_fullStr Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
title_full_unstemmed Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
title_short Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
title_sort Developing serious video games to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: tutorial guide
topic Serious video games
ADHD
Treatment
Video games
Cognitive
Cognitive disorder
Games
topic_facet Serious video games
ADHD
Treatment
Video games
Cognitive
Cognitive disorder
Games
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2215