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May 17, 2017IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing

Game adaptation promotes skill acquisition and transfer more effectively than visual biofeedback, but a combination of the two outperforms either in isolation.

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Why the study?

Does game adaptation biofeedback improve the acquisition and transfer of deep-breathing relaxation skills compared to visual biofeedback?

Population

Participants in a user study evaluating a casual videogame

Comparison

Game adaptation biofeedback or a combination of… vs Visual biofeedback alone

Design

Other

Authors

APAvinash ParnandiRGRicardo Gutiérrez‐Osuna

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Overview

May support combined adaptive gaming and biofeedback for relaxation training; leaves open translation to clinical outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does game adaptation biofeedback improve the acquisition and transfer of deep-breathing relaxation skills compared to visual biofeedback?

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Population
Participants in a user study evaluating a casual videogame
I
Intervention
Game adaptation biofeedback (altering an internal parameter of the game based on respiratory information) or a combination of game adaptation and visual biofeedback
C
Comparator
Visual biofeedback alone (displaying respiratory information explicitly without altering the game)
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Outcome
Acquisition of relaxation skills and skill transfer to subsequent stressful tasks (measured via electrodermal activity, heart rate variability, and respiration)surrogate

Combining game adaptation and visual biofeedback in a casual videogame is the most effective strategy for teaching deep-breathing relaxation skills and transferring them to stressful tasks.

Cite This Study

Parnandi et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1071c9e1a472cb5efceb6dhttps://doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2017.2705088
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