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Auflistung nach Autor:in "Hermann, Robert"

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  • mensch und computer 2013 - workshopband
    Strong and Loose Cooperation in Exergames for Older Adults with Parkinson s Disease
    (Mensch & Computer 2013 - Workshopband, 2013) Hermann, Robert; Herrlich, Marc; Wenig, Dirk; Smeddinck, Jan; Malaka, Rainer
    Physical training games so-called exergames might complement traditional physiotherapy to help older adults suffering from Parkinson's disease to slow the progress and ease symptoms of this nonreversible disease. Adding social aspects, such as multiplayer gaming, could potentially increase the motivation to play and thereby exercise. This paper investigates two design options for cooperative multiplayer exergaming, called strong and loose cooperation. Employing a specifically developed window washer game, a user study with 22 patients with Parkinson's disease was conducted, indicating that strong cooperation entails benefits such as increasing communication and coordination between the players, resulting in higher overall scores. Nevertheless, 50% of the participants preferred the loose cooperation mode.
  • Konferenzbeitrag
    WuppDi! – Supporting Physiotherapy of Parkinson ́s Disease Patients via Motion-based Gaming
    (Mensch & Computer 2011: überMEDIEN|ÜBERmorgen, 2011) Assad, Oliver; Hermann, Robert; Lilla, Damian; Mellies, Björn; Meyer, Ronald; Shevach, Liron; Siegel, Sandra; Springer, Melanie; Tiemkeo, Saranat; Voges, Jens; Wieferich, Jan; Herrlich, Marc; Krause, Markus; Malaka, Rainer
    The Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder with a range of symptoms such as slowness, rigidity, resting tremor (trembling), and an impairment of postural balance leading to disturbance of gait and falling. Continuous exercises are an effective strategy to maintain the patient’s movement abilities, slowing down the progression of the disease. Self-directed exercises in addition to supervised physiotherapy sessions are not only beneficial, but necessary. This paper presents an approach to support Parkinson’s disease patients in their daily exercises using the playful context of different motionbased digital games adapted from physiotherapy.