Cognition, technology and games for the elderly: An introduction to ELDERGAMES project

PsychNology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-308

  Gamberini, Luciano ^a   Alcaniz, Mariano ^c   Barresi, Giacinto ^a   Fabregat, Malena ^b   Ibanez, Francisco ^b   Prontu, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Conexas y Afines   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Gerontechnology; Playing; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049171226     PISSN: 17207525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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