I2I Phase I: Liberi: An Exergaming System to Improve Physical and Social Wellness in Children with Disabilities

I2I 第一阶段：Liberi：改善残疾儿童身体和社交健康的运动游戏系统

• 批准号: 566797-2021
• 负责人: Graham, Nicholas
• 金额: $ 9.11万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=728731
• 关键词: I2I; Phase; Liberi; Exergaming; System

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder frequently have low levels of physical activity and can experience social isolation. Many of these children cannot participate in activities created for typically-developing children due to deficits in gross and fine motor skills, visual-spatial processing, and executive function. To provide better opportunities for physical and social activity, researchers from Queen's University and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital have developed Liberi - an innovative exergame created specifically for children with neurodevelopment disorders. Liberi is a pedal-to-play video game where pedaling a recumbent bike moves an avatar within a video game world composed of seven mini-games accessed through a shared island portal. Liberi allows children to play together over a network while exercising. Liberi has been trialed extensively with children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including in children's homes, hospitals, an after-care program, and an elementary school. Liberi was shown to provide levels of exercise similar to organized sports while providing an enjoyable social experience. Based on these results, the team has engaged with Queen's Partnerships and Innovation and Bloorview Research Institute to make the games available to the public. Before Liberi is ready for commercial deployment, work remains to be done. In this project, we will provide facilities for non-verbal communication to ease use by children with autism spectrum disorder. We will improve player balancing in the games, allowing children with different fine motor skills to play together. And we will develop monitoring tools that allow clinics to administer operation of the games in their own settings. Meanwhile, we will work with our industrial partner Canadian Tire Corporation on the design of an accessible exergaming bicycle that can be offered to families at affordable cost.

患有神经发育障碍的儿童，如脑瘫，胎儿酒精综合征和自闭症谱系障碍，经常有低水平的身体活动，并可能经历社会孤立。这些儿童中的许多人不能参加为典型发育中的儿童创造的活动，因为他们在粗和精细运动技能，视觉空间处理和执行功能方面存在缺陷。为了提供更好的身体和社会活动机会，皇后大学和荷兰布洛维尤儿童康复医院的研究人员开发了利贝里-一种专为神经发育障碍儿童设计的创新运动游戏。利贝里是一个踏板玩视频游戏，其中踏板横卧自行车移动一个化身在视频游戏世界组成的七个迷你游戏，通过共享岛屿门户网站访问。利贝里允许孩子们在锻炼的同时通过网络一起玩耍。 利贝里已在儿童之家、医院、康复项目和小学等患有神经发育障碍的儿童中进行了广泛的试验。利贝里被证明提供了类似于有组织的运动水平，同时提供了一个愉快的社会经验。基于这些结果，该团队与女王的合作伙伴关系和创新以及Bloorview研究所合作，将游戏提供给公众。 在利贝里准备好进行商业部署之前，还有很多工作要做。在这个项目中，我们将提供非语言沟通的设施，以方便自闭症谱系障碍儿童使用。我们将提高玩家在游戏中的平衡性，让拥有不同精细运动技能的孩子们一起玩。我们将开发监控工具，使诊所能够在自己的环境中管理游戏的运行。与此同时，我们将与我们的工业合作伙伴加拿大轮胎公司合作，设计一种无障碍的运动自行车，以负担得起的价格提供给家庭。