Virtual reality game can assess children’s ADHD symptoms
A new virtual reality game helps detect symptoms related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, which has been challenging with the existing tools...Together with professor of psychology Matti Laine from Åbo Akademi University and doctoral researcher Erik Seesjärvi from the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Salmitaival has developed a virtual reality game called EPELI (Executive Performance in Everyday Living) which simulates everyday situations and can be used to measure attention in normal conditions. The game is implemented by the Peili Vision Company in Helsinki.
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