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Articolo in rivista, 2018, ENG, 10.1111/bjet.12629

CREC: The role of serious games in improving flexibility in thinking in neuropsychological rehabilitation

Colautti L.; Baldassini D.; Colombo V.; Mottura S.; Sacco M.; Sozzi M.; Corbo M.; Rusconi M.L.; Antonietti A.

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, ; Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ; ITIA-CNR, ; Institute for Industrial Technologies and Automation (ITIA) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy in Milan, ; Department of Neuro-Rehabilitative Sciences, Casa di Cura del Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ; Casa di Cura Privata del Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ; University of Bergamo, ; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan,

An exploratory study aimed at testing CREC, a training programme designed for people with cognitive impairments caused by a stroke, is reported. The goal of the programme is to improve flexibility in thinking through a creative approach based on everyday problems. The programme includes two Serious Games (SGs) developed ad hoc, dealing with the transfer of the learned strategies to the home environment. The training was applied to six patients to test if it could bring beneficial effects to them. Before and after the training, patients' neuropsychological functioning, emotional state and level of creativity were assessed. Results showed improvements in memory, logical reasoning and praxic skills. Improvements in quality of life and in creativity emerged as well. At the end of the training, the patients perceived themselves as more efficient in problem solving and recognised that the SGs led them to reflect critically on some aspects of their daily life that they usually took for granted.

British journal of educational technology (Online) 49 (4), pp. 717–727