Design and Evaluation of Virtual Reality-Based Therapy Games with Dual Focus on Therapeutic Relevance and User Experience for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 162-171

  Ni, Lian Ting ^a,b   Fehlings, Darcy ^b,c   Biddiss, Elaine ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84992708463     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0003     Document Type: Article

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