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.

神经发育障碍的儿童，例如脑瘫，胎儿酒精综合征和自闭症谱系障碍，通常具有较低的体育锻炼水平，并且会经历社交隔离。这些孩子中的许多孩子无法参加通常为儿童开发的活动，因为总体运动技能缺陷，视觉空间处理和执行功能。为了为身体和社会活动提供更好的机会，皇后大学和荷兰Bloorview儿童康复医院的研究人员开发了Liberi，这是一种专门为神经发育障碍儿童而创建的创新exergame。利比里（Liberi）是一款踏板的视频游戏，踏板的卧式自行车在视频游戏世界中移动一个化身，该视频游戏世界由通过共享岛门户访问的七个迷你游戏组成。利比里允许儿童在锻炼时通过网络一起玩。 利比里（Liberi）对患有神经发育障碍的儿童进行了广泛的审判，包括在儿童之家，医院，一项后期护理计划和小学。展示利比利（Liberi）提供类似于有组织的运动的运动水平，同时提供愉快的社交体验。基于这些结果，该团队与女王的合作伙伴关系和创新和Bloorview研究所互动，以使游戏向公众提供。 在Liberi准备好进行商业部署之前，还有工作要做。在这个项目中，我们将提供非语言交流的设施，以减轻自闭症谱系障碍儿童的使用。我们将改善游戏中的玩家平衡，使具有不同运动技能不同的儿童一起玩。我们将开发监视工具，使诊所可以在自己的设置中管理游戏的操作。同时，我们将与我们的工业合作伙伴加拿大轮胎公司合作，设计可访问的exergaming自行车，该自行车可以以可承受的成本提供给家庭。