The role of social interactions in a multiplayer context for rehabilitation games

Matthew Whitby; Peter Howell; Tom Alexander Garner; Coen de Weerd

The role of social interactions in a multiplayer context for rehabilitation games

Matthew Whitby, Peter Howell, Tom Alexander Garner, Coen de Weerd

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This paper presents an investigation into the effects of creating multiplayer rehabilitation applications, undertaken as part of a six-month internship with Motek Medical. Two approaches were taken; firstly, taking an existing rehabilitation game and integrating multiplayer mechanics, secondly, designing a bespoke cooperative game. Twenty-two participants took part in a pilot study and the results suggest that designing and developing with social gameplay in mind from the start leads to better perceived team communication than in an adaptation of an existing product. The results highlight one application being perceived as a more social experience, while the other was perceived as having clearer goals.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG)
Editors	P. J. Standen, Sue Cobb, David Brown, Pedro Gamito, Kofi Appiah
Publisher	University of Nottingham
Pages	317-320
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7049-1548-0
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2018
Event	12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games - Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Sept 2018 → 6 Sept 2018

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Conference	12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games
Abbreviated title	ITAG
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Nottingham
Period	4/09/18 → 6/09/18

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Whitby, M., Howell, P., Garner, T. A., & de Weerd, C. (2018). The role of social interactions in a multiplayer context for rehabilitation games. In P. J. Standen, S. Cobb, D. Brown, P. Gamito, & K. Appiah (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG) (pp. 317-320). University of Nottingham. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-eng/icdvrat2018/information-for-authors/index.aspx

Whitby, Matthew ; Howell, Peter ; Garner, Tom Alexander et al. / The role of social interactions in a multiplayer context for rehabilitation games. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG). editor / P. J. Standen ; Sue Cobb ; David Brown ; Pedro Gamito ; Kofi Appiah. University of Nottingham, 2018. pp. 317-320

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Whitby, M, Howell, P, Garner, TA & de Weerd, C 2018, The role of social interactions in a multiplayer context for rehabilitation games. in PJ Standen, S Cobb, D Brown, P Gamito & K Appiah (eds), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG). University of Nottingham, pp. 317-320, 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Collaboration with Interactive Technologies and Games, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 4/09/18. <https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-eng/icdvrat2018/information-for-authors/index.aspx>

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