Minor tweaks could expand its scope of applications to other conditions, such as autism.
Despite decades of research into empirical indicators, ADHD is still diagnosed through questionnaires, interviews, and subjective observation. However, the reliability of the results is questionable, and standard behavioral tests do not demonstrate how children handle everyday situations.A team of researchers from Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and Ko Akademi University created a VR game named EPELI.
"We tracked children's natural eye movements as they performed different tasks in a virtual reality game, and this proved to be an effective way of detecting ADHD symptoms. The ADHD children's gaze paused longer on different objects in the environment, and their gaze jumped faster and more often from one spot to another.
"The game provides a list of tasks that simulate everyday life, such as brushing your teeth and eating a banana. The player has to remember the tasks despite distractions in the environment, such as a TV being on," says Topi Siro, the developer of EPELI. "We want to develop a gamification-based digital therapy that can help children with ADHD get excited about doing things they wouldn’t otherwise do. There’s already an approved game for ADHD rehabilitation in the US," states Salmitaival.
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