title: "Epic Ear Defence"-A Game to Educate Children on the Risks of Noise-Related Hearing Loss.
abstract: Hearing loss resulting from overexposure to entertainment-related sounds is a modern concern. "Epic Ear Defence" places the player in the three-dimensional environment of the ear canal and challenges the player to defend the ear from various noises, to delay the onset of noise-related hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .|3 Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria , Pretoria, South Africa .
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Eikelboom
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Natalie F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Leishman
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .|4 School of Information Technology, Murdoch University , Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Tyler J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.affiliation: 2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .|4 School of Information Technology, Murdoch University , Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Bach
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .|4 School of Information Technology, Murdoch University , Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.affiliation: 2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .|4 School of Information Technology, Murdoch University , Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Jonathon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tennant
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: Rhiannon K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: West
authors.affiliation: 1 Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia .|2 Ear Science Institute Australia , Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Robertson