Using somatosensory video games to promote quality of life for the elderly with disabilities

Proceedings 2012 4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning, DIGITEL 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 258-262

  Chen, Shang Ti ^a   Huang, Yueh Guey Laura ^b   Chiang, I Tsun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

health promotion; nursing home; older adults; quality of life; somatosnesory video game

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; NURSING HOMES; OLDER ADULTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VIDEO GAME;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

EID: 84860815957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DIGITEL.2012.68     Document Type: Conference Paper

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