Playing for a Real Bonus: Videogames to Empower Elderly People

Luciano Gamberini · Mariano Alcañíz · Giacinto Barresi · Maria Elena Fabregat · Bruno Seraglia

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Educational Games and Gamification Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Technology Use by Older Adults

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Computer games are currently a focal topic in different research areas. One of the emerging contexts for their use is represented by healthcare. Thanks to their potentialities, they have been successfully exploited in this domain to foster motivation and to enhance cognitive processes. This paper proposes a review of existing research on computer games, exploited for prevention, support, training, rehabilitation, and particularly stressing the relationship between cognitive processes and gaming.

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