Engaged in learning neurorehabilitation: Development and validation of a serious game with user-centered design

Computers and Education

Volumn 125, Issue , 2018, Pages 53-61

  Savazzi, Federica ^a   Isernia, Sara ^a,b   Jonsdottir, Johanna ^a   Di Tella, Sonia ^a   Pazzi, Stefania ^c   Baglio, Francesca ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c CBIM Consorzio di Bioingegneria e Informatica Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Education; Learning; Rehabilitation; Serious game; User centered design

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY; STUDENTS; USER CENTERED DESIGN;

COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; DESIGN EVALUATION; LEARNING; NEGATIVE AFFECTS; NEUROREHABILITATION; POSITIVE AFFECTS; PROTOTYPE TESTING; USER CENTERED DESIGN(UCD);

SERIOUS GAMES;

EID: 85048642600     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2018.06.001     Document Type: Article

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