title: Neuropsychological testing through a Nintendo Wii console.
abstract: In recent years, videogames have demonstrated their positive effects in the psychological treatments and cognitive training of the old population. In this paper we present a pilot study in which a group of elderly people in an old people's home was requested to play a set of cognitive tasks administered through a popular videogames console, the Nintendo Wii. The results obtained by comparing the Wii cognitive games with traditional paper and pencil tests are described and discussed to orient further improvements.
authors.affiliation: University of Padova, Department of General Psychology, Padova, Italy. luciano.gamberini@unipd.it
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gamberini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cardullo
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seraglia
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bordin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D018910:Video Games