Serious Games and Rehabilitation for Elderly Adults (original) (raw)

Healthcare is continually being improved, especially regarding the use of the current technologies. In the field of rehabilitation, the use of serious games and related technologies may help to develop new rehabilitation procedures. There are several approaches in the area of rehabilitation that invoke technology for a more comprehensive and dynamic learning process aimed at the physical and psychological recovery of persons with a disability or limitations, with a view to their possible recovery and reintegration. This contribution presents research on systems for rehabilitation, focusing on the elderly, based on exercises and serious games. It provides an overview of the state of the art, in order to support and guide future work in this area.