title: A standing location detector enabling people with developmental disabilities to control environmental stimulation through simple physical activities with Nintendo Wii Balance Boards.
abstract: This study evaluated whether two people with developmental disabilities would be able to actively perform simple physical activities by controlling their favorite environmental stimulation using Nintendo Wii Balance Boards with a newly developed standing location detection program (SLDP, i.e., a new software program turning a Nintendo Wii Balance Board into a standing location detector). This study was carried out using to an ABAB design. The data showed that both participants significantly increased their simple physical activity (target response) to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during the B (intervention) phases. The practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 970, Taiwan, ROC. schee@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Ching-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018910:Video Games