Physiotherapy and rehabilitation are getting ever more relevance as an integral part of healthcare devising and employing new, effective methodologies and tools. However, not seldom are such tools boring and difficult to use properly for achieving the given training and therapeutic goals. Exergaming, the combination of physical exercise and video gaming, may help to overcome these issues by offering enjoyment and motivation. However, the literature lacks papers investigating how to integrate such devices into a serious game combining effectiveness and enjoyment. In this paper, we focus on the Balance Board (BB), a device used in gyms and in several health-related applications [1], and present an exergaming system for proprioception training. The system includes a BB, which was instrumented to act as a motion controller for an ad-hoc developed, simple 3D video game. The system aims to provide enjoyable training with the BB, boosting equilibrium exercising through the simulation of downhill skiing. We validated the score computation and tested the efficacy of the system in a user test with 40 participants, in ecological settings. The evaluation concerned user performance and a game experience questionnaire. The results showed statistically significant improvement in players’ ability to use the BB. Users also reported a positive gameplay experience.

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本体感受运动的硬件/软件系统的开发

作为医疗保健设计和采用新的有效方法和工具的组成部分，物理治疗和康复正变得越来越重要。但是，这样的工具很少会乏味并且难以正确地用于实现给定的训练和治疗目标。体育锻炼是体育锻炼和视频游戏的结合，可以通过提供乐趣和动力来帮助克服这些问题。但是，文献缺乏研究如何将此类设备集成到结合了有效性和娱乐性的严肃游戏中的论文。在本文中，我们将重点放在平衡板（BB）上，这是一种在体育馆和一些与健康相关的应用中使用的设备[1]，并提出了一种用于本体感觉训练的锻炼系统。该系统包括一个BB，该BB被用作临时开发的运动控制器，简单的3D视频游戏。该系统旨在为BB提供愉快的训练，通过模拟下坡滑雪来增强平衡运动。我们在生态环境中的40名参与者的用户测试中验证了分数计算并测试了系统的功效。评估涉及用户性能和游戏体验调查表。结果显示，球员使用BB的能力在统计学上有显着提高。用户还报告了良好的游戏体验。评估涉及用户性能和游戏体验调查表。结果显示，球员使用BB的能力在统计学上有显着提高。用户还报告了良好的游戏体验。评估涉及用户性能和游戏体验调查表。结果显示，球员使用BB的能力在统计学上有显着提高。用户还报告了良好的游戏体验。