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What Children with Neuromotor Disabilities Need to Play with Technological Games
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Jacopo, Romanò Nossa, Roberta Porro, Matteo Picciolini, Odoardo Malosio, Matteo Pittaccio, Simone Valoriani, Matteo Asperti, Valentina Clasadonte, Francesco Oliveto, Luigi Mondellini, Marta Pizzagalli, Simone Luca Nicora, Matteo Lavit Lazzari, Fabio Garavaglia, Lorenzo Scano, Alessandro Fedeli, Francesca Diella, Eleonora Meloni, Sara Biffi, Emilia |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Game activity is fundamental for children’s cognitive and social development. During recent years, technology development has led to changes in several areas, including the ludic one. However, while in the literature, there are plenty of studies that report the importance of technology-based games in rehabilitation program, little attention has been paid to their role as pure entertainment. In contrast, the market does not provide videogames that are engaging, accessible, and inclusive. In this context, a survey was distributed to families who have a child with neuromotor limitations to investigate how these children deal with play, in particular with videogames, and what the requirements are for accessible and inclusive videogames. FightTheStroke distributed the questionnaire to families with a child with neuromotor impairments in April 2020. Fifty-six families responded to the survey. The answers revealed that children generally manifest positive feelings when playing with videogames, especially with cooperative ones, even if they are not fully accessible. The survey also collected user needs and suggestions from families about the design of videogames for neuromotor-impaired children. Guidelines derived from the survey are reported for the development of entertaining, inclusive, and accessible videogames, playable by children with neuromotor disabilities. |
| Starting Page | 9886 |
| e-ISSN | 20763417 |
| DOI | 10.3390/app11219886 |
| Journal | Applied Sciences |
| Issue Number | 21 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-10-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Applied Sciences Technology-based Games Play Neuromotor Disabilities Videogames Cerebral Palsy Accessible Videogames Inclusive Videogames |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
