Analysis of Virtual Reality Therapy Game Prototype for Persons Living with Dementia in the Philippines

Veeda Anlacan, Veeda Anlacan, Veeda Anlacan, Roland Jamora, Roland Jamora, Angelo Panganiban, Angelo Panganiban, Isabel Salido, Romuel Apuya, Bryan Galecio, Michael Tee, Michael Tee, Maria Aguila, Maria Aguila, Cherica Tee, Cherica Tee, Jaime Caro, Jaime Caro

2023

Abstract

Immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) had rapidly gained interest as part of the technological revolution in healthcare. Because of its inspirational affectation, VR had been considered a potential intervention for individuals with impaired memory such as dementia. This paper had two goals that were achieved in collaboration with healthcare professionals and scientists from the Philippines: (a) to create an improved VR therapy game for persons with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and (b) to acquire professional insights and recommendations about the game. With this, a VR game prototype was developed and tested among five health and four game design professionals. A focus group discussion (FGD) was then held to discuss the participants’ experience with the game. The results of the FGD provided an in-depth analysis regarding the game’s architecture and overall design for the use of persons with BPSD in the Philippines. Critical points discussed in this paper may be adopted in future VR studies for general healthcare applications personalized for a specific demographic.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Anlacan V., Jamora R., Panganiban A., Salido I., Apuya R., Galecio B., Tee M., Aguila M., Tee C. and Caro J. (2023). Analysis of Virtual Reality Therapy Game Prototype for Persons Living with Dementia in the Philippines. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF; ISBN 978-989-758-631-6, SciTePress, pages 144-154. DOI: 10.5220/0011686900003414

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf23,
author={Veeda Anlacan and Roland Jamora and Angelo Panganiban and Isabel Salido and Romuel Apuya and Bryan Galecio and Michael Tee and Maria Aguila and Cherica Tee and Jaime Caro},
title={Analysis of Virtual Reality Therapy Game Prototype for Persons Living with Dementia in the Philippines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF},
year={2023},
pages={144-154},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011686900003414},
isbn={978-989-758-631-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 5: HEALTHINF
TI - Analysis of Virtual Reality Therapy Game Prototype for Persons Living with Dementia in the Philippines
SN - 978-989-758-631-6
AU - Anlacan V.
AU - Jamora R.
AU - Panganiban A.
AU - Salido I.
AU - Apuya R.
AU - Galecio B.
AU - Tee M.
AU - Aguila M.
AU - Tee C.
AU - Caro J.
PY - 2023
SP - 144
EP - 154
DO - 10.5220/0011686900003414
PB - SciTePress