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Augmented Reality System for the Complement of Cognitive Therapeutic Exercise in Children: Preliminary Tests

  • Edwin PrunaEmail author
  • Ivón Escobar
  • Andrés Acurio
  • Henry Cocha
  • José Bucheli
  • Luis Mena
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 10851)

Abstract

This paper describes the development of an interactive and motivational tool, to give immersion in the cognitive therapeutic exercise (Perfetti method). This system is implemented with the use of virtual environments developed in the Unity 3D graphic engine. The environments present friendly, novel designs, which are shown to the user in augmented reality with the help of a high-end smartphone and virtual reality headset. In addition, the system helps in the process of recording activities and collecting important data for the monitoring and evolution of the users.

Keywords

Augmented reality Cognitive therapeutic exercise Unity 3D 
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Acknowledgements

We thank the “Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE” for financing the investigation project number 2016-PIC-0017.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Edwin Pruna
    • 1
    Email author
  • Ivón Escobar
    • 1
  • Andrés Acurio
    • 1
  • Henry Cocha
    • 1
  • José Bucheli
    • 1
  • Luis Mena
    • 1
  1. 1.Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPESangolquíEcuador

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