@inproceedings{a53481c21a1a48d4aa071a772b2e3481,
title = "Input Device to Assist Occupational Therapists Treat Children with Difficulty Crossing the Midline",
abstract = "Bilateral integration, the ability to utilize both sides of one's body simultaneously and particularly crossing the midline are skills that are crucial for a child to develop by the age of 5 years old. When children have difficulty with crossing the midline, they will be unable to perform effectively. Crossing the midline allows for the advancement of various motor and cognitive skills as pathways in the brain are developed. This paper focuses on an assistive input device used with an interactive game aiming to target those children that have difficulty with crossing the midline. Previously a device was designed to accompany the game, however many complexities were encountered. Guidance from occupational therapists was sought during the development of the interactive game and the device. Using a linear potentiometer provided an innovative approach to simulate the movement of the child solving for many of the issues experienced in the design of the assistive device. Playing of the game stimulates the required pathways to create movements that were difficult or previously uncomfortable and avoided by the child. The challenges faced in the design of the assistive design will be thoroughly investigated and the ultimate working solution shall be presented.",
keywords = "Assitive device, game design and development, motion sensors, Occupational Therapy Intervention, serious games",
author = "Jonathan Jacobs and Japie Greeff and Reolyn Heymann",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 IEEE.; 2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019 ; Conference date: 25-09-2019 Through 27-09-2019",
year = "2019",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1109/AFRICON46755.2019.9133800",
language = "English",
series = "IEEE AFRICON Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "IEEE AFRICON 2019",
address = "United States",
}