A 3D Learning Playground for Potential Attention Training in ADHD

Abdulla Ali; Sadasivan Puthusserypady

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318302

A 3D Learning Playground for Potential Attention Training in ADHD

Abdulla Ali, Sadasivan Puthusserypady

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel brain-computerinterface (BCI) system that could potentially be used for enhancing the attention ability of subjects with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It employs the steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) paradigm. The developed system consists of a 3D classroom environment with active 3D distractions and 2D games executed on the blackboard. The system is concealed as a game (with stages of varying difficulty) with an underlying story to motivate the subjects. It was tested on eleven healthy subjects and the results undeniably establish that by moving to a higher stage in the game where the 2D environment is changed to 3D along with the added 3D distractions, the difficulty level in keeping attention on the main task increases for the subjects. Results also show a mean accuracy of 92.26 ± 7.97% and a mean average selection time of 3.07 ± 1.09 seconds.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2015
Pages	67-70
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-9270-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318302
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Milano, Italy Duration: 25 Aug 2015 → 29 Aug 2015 Conference number: 37

Conference

Conference	37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Number	37
Country	Italy
City	Milano
Period	25/08/2015 → 29/08/2015

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Ali, A & Puthusserypady, S 2015, A 3D Learning Playground for Potential Attention Training in ADHD. in Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE, pp. 67-70, 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milano, Italy, 25/08/2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318302

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