Antioxidants, Dietary Fatty Acids, and Sperm: A Virtual Reality Applied Game for Scientific Dissemination
Joint Authors
Moretti, E.
Collodel, G.
Innocenti, Alessandro
Castellini, Cesare
Masini, Maurizio
Noto, Daria
Mattioli, Simona
Santalucia, Vincenzo
Baraldi, Stefano
Lusuardi, Luca Maurizio
Sirizzotti, Matteo
Signorini, Cinzia
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fatty acid (FA) profile appears to be critical to infertility, and the effects of dietary FAs on sperm FA content are a current focus of studies in the field of nutrition and reproduction.
Starting from a validated “OXISTRESS” model in which modification of FA content results to influence reactive oxygen species, antioxidants, isoprostanes, cytokines, sperm kinetic, and acrosome reaction, we developed a virtual reality game where the player, in order to improve the health of some virtual spermatozoa, is called to take dietary choices and then discover their consequences on the main biological aspects.
In the LabVR of the University of Siena, a team of VR environment designer and developer used Unity development engine to make the experience run on Oculus Quest and a wireless 6DOF (six degrees of freedom of movement in 3D space) VR Headset.
In the game, the player is immersed in the epididymis and observes closer how dietary n-3 may change the sperm plasma membrane and consequently modify sperm traits.
A simulation game in the virtual reality may represent a tool to give greater visibility to scientific data in the relevance of appropriate dietary habits in the human health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Collodel, G.& Masini, Maurizio& Signorini, Cinzia& Moretti, E.& Castellini, Cesare& Noto, Daria…[et al.]. 2019. Antioxidants, Dietary Fatty Acids, and Sperm: A Virtual Reality Applied Game for Scientific Dissemination. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202492
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Collodel, G.…[et al.]. Antioxidants, Dietary Fatty Acids, and Sperm: A Virtual Reality Applied Game for Scientific Dissemination. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202492
American Medical Association (AMA)
Collodel, G.& Masini, Maurizio& Signorini, Cinzia& Moretti, E.& Castellini, Cesare& Noto, Daria…[et al.]. Antioxidants, Dietary Fatty Acids, and Sperm: A Virtual Reality Applied Game for Scientific Dissemination. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1202492
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1202492