Abstract Musculoskeletal and nervous system injuries strokes can influence the ankle in a way, that rehabilitation exercise is inevitable to regain patient’s quality of life. However, increasing needs for physiotherapists complex machinery independent limit possibility experiencing proper care. One approach address this issue developing an affordable, safe, cheap treatment solution. This paper ...

Game theory models decision makers' behaviors in strategic situations. Since the structures of games are different, behavior and preferences of the players are different in various types of game. This paper reviews various situations of games. Here, characteristics of some common games are discussed and compared. Specifically, we focus on a group of games called symmetric games including Prison...

Computer and video games for children have gained negative publicity due to reported associations between intensive gaming and aggressive behaviour, school failure, and overweight. While most studies centre upon negative consequences of video games, their innovative potentials tend to be overlooked. One field for the innovative use of computer games is child psychotherapy. By including therapeu...

This study uses an educational computer game as a supplemental instruction delivery method and investigates its effect on students’ motivation toward computer programming, which is measured by Intrinsic Motivation Inventory. Twenty undergraduate students who enrolled in a basic computer programming course for non computer science major students volunteered to participate in this research study ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of game-based virtual reality movement therapy plus mental practice on upper extremity function in chronic stroke patients with hemiparesis. [Subjects] The subjects were chronic stroke patients with hemiparesis. [Methods] Thirty subjects were randomly assigned to either the control group or experimental group. All subjects recei...

The use of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) tools to manage and support learning at work offers a lot of advantages, such as the increase in the availability and access to knowledge. However, computer systems also introduce new ways of doing things, which may impact on their acceptability and usage in an organisation. The study considers the issue of re-mediating human activity ...