Game Analysis, Validation, and Potential Application of EyeToy Play and Play 2 to Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation

Abstract EN

Objective.

To describe and analyze the potential use of games in the commercially available EyeToy Play and EyeToy Play 2 on required/targeted training skills and feedback provided for clinical application.

Methods.

A summary table including all games was created.

Two movement experts naïve to the software validated required/targeted training skills and feedback for 10 randomly selected games.

Ten healthy school-aged children played to further validate the required/targeted training skills.

Results.

All but two (muscular and cardiovascular endurance) had excellent agreement in required/targeted training skills, and there was 100% agreement on feedback.

Children’s performance in required/targeted training skills (number of unilateral reaches and bilateral reaches, speed, muscular endurance, and cardiovascular endurance) significantly differed between games ( P < .

05 ) .

Conclusion.

EyeToy Play games could be used to train children’s arm function.

However, a careful evaluation of the games is needed since performance might not be consistent between players and therapists’ interpretation.