Therapeutic Use of Life Simulation Games for People with Cognitive Impairments. Edmund F. LoPresti, PhD University of Pittsburgh
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1 Therapeutic Use f Life Simulatin Games fr Peple with Cgnitive Impairments Edmund F. LPresti, PhD University f Pittsburgh
2 Cgnitive Skills Enhancement Prgram Fifteen week pst-secndary, prevcatinal cgnitive skills training prgram University f Pittsburgh cntract with Pennsylvania Office f Vcatinal Rehabilitatin Based at Hiram G. Andrews Center, Jhnstwn, PA
3 Cgnitive Skills Enhancement Prgram Variety f cgnitive impairments Learning Disability ASD Traumatic Brain Injury Supprt cgnitive skills Self-awareness Executive functins Scial skills
4 The Sims Vide game that simulates everyday life Characters maintain a husehld, hld jbs, manage scial relatins Based n Maslw s hierarchy f needs, characters have basic needs and higher aspiratins Nn-immersive virtual reality
5 Related Wrk Use f virtual reality envirnments t teach functinal skills (Brks et al. 2002, Strickland et al. 2007) and scial skills (Bernard-Opitz & Nakhda-Sapuan 2001, Hetzrni and Tannus 2004, Parsns et al. 2006) The Sims has been used by schl-age children with cgnitive impairments t create narratives f their characters lives (de Craene & Cuthell 2006) and t address issues such as anger management, scializatin, and pattern discvery in lw-incme yuth (Tsikalas 2001). Imprtant f a mediated experience t supprt generalizatin (Kerr et al. 2002, Mitchell et al. 2007)
6 Clinical Applicatin Used with 191 clients with cgnitive impairments since spring 2007 Clients each create a character that represents him- r herself Physical characteristics Persnality traits Preferences
7 Sims Persnality Traits: Sims 2 Five Dyads Slppy/Neat Shy/Outging Lazy/Active Serius/Playful Gruchy/Nice
8 Sims 3 Persnality Traits Absent-Minded Ambitius Artistic Athletic Bkwrm Brave Charismatic Childish Clumsy Cmmitment Issues Cmputer Whiz Cuch Ptat Cward Daredevil Dislikes Children Easily Impressed Excitable Family-Oriented Flirty Friendly Frugal Genius Gd Gd Sense f Humr Green Thumb Grumpy Handy Hates the Outdrs Heavy Sleeper Hpeless Rmantic Ht-Headed Inapprpriate Light Sleeper Lner Lves the Outdrs Mean Spirited Mch Natural Ck Neat Neurtic N Sense f Humr Over-Emtinal Party Animal Perfectinist Schmzer Slb Snb Technphbe Vegetarian Virtus Wrkahlic
9 Clinical Applicatin Clients play game fr 8-14 weeks, Independently during unstructured time With staff bservatin and feedback nce every 1-2 weeks Staff fllw up with client t supprt generalizatin
10 Practive, Reactive, and Passive Play Characters in the Sims act under a cmbinatin f cmputer cntrl and player cntrl Character behavir under cmputer cntrl is determined by persnality traits
11 Gals Self-awareness Planning and prblem slving Vcatinal awareness Scial awareness
12 Self Awareness See hw selected persnality traits effect the character s behavir Real-life issues reflected in the game due t the character s persnality r the client s playing style Explring strategies Trying t maintain a schedule Experimenting with less rigid behavir
13 Planning and Prblem Slving budget wants md basic needs
14 Vcatinal Awareness getting t wrk jb requirements
15 Scial Awareness Frming friendships Practicing scial engagement Explring ther character s reactins t varius interactins Repairing damaged relatinships
16 Scial Awareness
17 Scial Awareness
18 Evaluatin: Client Surveys Surveys cmpleted by 57 clients D yu have a better understanding f yurself after playing the Sims? 1. Definitely 2. Maybe 3. Prbably nt 4. Definitely nt Did playing the Sims allw yu t practice real-wrld skills r strategies? 1. Definitely 2. Maybe 3. Prbably nt 4. Definitely nt Hw did the Sims resemble real life? Hw might yur experience with the Sims help yu in real life?
19 Results: Client Surveys D yu have a better understanding f yurself after playing the Sims? 1. Definitely (25/57) 2. Maybe (25/57) 3. Prbably nt (5/57) 4. Definitely nt (2/57) 95% Cnfidence Interval: (1.5,1.9) Did playing the Sims allw yu t practice real-wrld skills r strategies? 1. Definitely (27/57) 2. Maybe (28/57) 3. Prbably nt (1/57) 4. Definitely nt (1/57) 95% Cnfidence Interval: (1.4,1.7)
20 Evaluatin: Staff Surveys Surveys cmpleted by 10 staff (3 certified rehabilitatin cunselrs and 7 graduate students in rehabilitatin cunseling) based n interactin with 68 clients
21 Evaluatin: Staff Surveys Has playing the Sims had an impact n yur client(s) real-wrld strategies related t prblem slving, scial skills, r ther cgnitive skills? 1. Definite psitive impact 2. Likely psitive impact 3. N impact 4. Likely negative impact 5. Definite negative impact Has playing the Sims had an impact n yur client(s) self-awareness? 1. Majr imprvement in self-awareness 2. Sme imprvement in self-awareness 3. N impact 4. Sme reductin in self-awareness 5. Majr reductin in self-awareness (e.g. unrealistic expectatins) In what specific ways has playing the Sims helped yur client(s)? In what specific ways has playing the Sims been detrimental fr yur client(s)? What might imprve the prcess f using the Sims in a clinical setting?
22 Results: Staff Surveys Has playing the Sims had an impact n yur client(s) real-wrld strategies related t prblem slving, scial skills, r ther cgnitive skills? 1. Definite psitive impact (9/68) 2. Likely psitive impact (48/68) 3. N impact (11/68) 4. Likely negative impact (0/68) 5. Definite negative impact (0/68) Cnfidence Interval: (1/9,2.1) Has playing the Sims had an impact n yur client(s) self-awareness? 1. Majr imprvement in self-awareness (6/68) 2. Sme imprvement in self-awareness (53/68) 3. N impact (9/68) 4. Sme reductin in self-awareness (0/68) 5. Majr reductin in self-awareness (0/68) Cnfidence Interval: (1.9,2.1)
23 Evaluatin: Crss-ver Design Cntrl Sims Week 1 Functinal Ratings (Pre) Weeks 2-7 Grup B Grup A Week 8 Functinal Ratings (Mid) Weeks 9-14 Grup A Grup B Week 15 Functinal Ratings (Pst)
24 Evaluatin: Crss-ver Design Grup A 3 clients 1 male, 2 female mean age 21.6 years, SdDev 1.1 years multiple diagnses: 2 with ASD, 2 with learning disabilities, 2 with ADHD, and 1 with anxiety disrders Grup B 6 clients 5 male, 1 female mean age 20.4 years, SdDev 1.8 years multiple diagnses: 3 with ASD, 1 with BIF, 2 with learning disabilities, and 2 with ADHD
25 Evaluatin: Crss-ver Design Functinal Ratings During weeks 1, 8, and 15, clinicians rated each client using a 7- pint Likert scale n 14 areas self-awareness, judgment and prblem slving, cmmunicatin, attendance/punctuality, md, behavir, scial skills, rganizatin, participatin, and strategy and assistive technlgy use. 7 indicates that the client is effective at the given skill % f the time, and 1 indicates that the client is effective at the given skill 0-15% f the time.
26 Results: Crss-Over Design Greater imprvement in functinal ratings during Sims half-term fr 11 f 14 measures Intellectual self-awareness, emergent self-awareness, judgement/prblem slving, cmmunicatin, md, behavir, scial skills, rganizing things, rganizing thughts, rganizing time, participatin Only significant fr Md and Scial Skills
27 Anecdtal Results Players wh identified themselves as slppy and/r lazy in real life, and created characters accrdingly, have bserved hw their characters refuse t clean their hmes r g t wrk n time, resulting in negative cnsequences. One client expressed interest in using the game t recreate past prblems and explring what culd be dne differently. Clients expressed bservatins such as the character needing a regular rutine like the client has, r alternatively wanting the character t be less anxius and dependent n rutine than the client is in real life.
28 Anecdtal Results In pen-ended survey respnses, sme clients made statements such as The Sims resemble real life because I d the same things, it acts like me, and des what I d, It wuld d the same things I wuld d in real life ; smetimes giving specific examples that they bserved such as emtinal utbursts, being shy arund thers, r being easily distracted.
29 Anecdtal Results Sme clients stated in pen-ended survey questins that they believed that The Sims had helped shw t expect unexpected events, understanding priritizing time t I can have time t myself, being practive, better time management skills.
30 Anecdtal Results Staff have reprted bserving situatins in the game that match the srts f situatins that clients face in real life
31 Future Wrk Better supprt generalizatin t real life Better measure generalizatin t real life
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