Touch-screen applications are making headway with seniors in the form of brain fitness games and therapeutic rehabilitation activities. It makes sense to take this to the next level, via multi-touch and gesture interaction. Here is a brief overview of a few systems that are making some headway in skilled nursing facilities, in homes, and on-line:
"Seniors are empowered to connect and communicate online, to immerse themselves in rich multimedia experiences, to play, to explore, create, to revisit and document their histories. In short, to be engaged in a multitude of ways that help them remain physically and mentally active.
IN2L uses an easy touch-screen interface that allows each resident to have their own profile that they can access just by touching the screen. Touching picture-based icons on the screen gives the individual access to a wide variety of experiences, games and therapies, including simulation programs like driving, flying and biking." - Mel Fabrikant, The Paramus Post, 5/7/09
New Brain Training System Entertains While Fighting Dementia: Dakim BrainFitness Jill Schmidt, Reuters 1/9/09 "The turnkey hardware/software system includes a touch screen computer appliance that requires no mouse or keyboard, plus brain games that adjust to different ability levels and are automatically updated every few days over the Internet to avoid boredom. Already the #1 brain wellness program in senior living communities, the Dakim unit is now being released in a home edition that makes brain fitness fun while also fighting mental decline." [Image][Image]
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