Before people spent time in front of their laptops and computers, arcade gaming was popular amongst gamers. These games still can be seen around today and the hype lives still on. The machines could be found in malls or in spaces in which people gathered in the time of the late ’70s. Considering the fact that those games provided the player with a different experience with the control, it made it different from playing at home and explains therefore the reason for it still existing in this day.
One of the most famous arcade games from the 80s is Pac-Man, in which the player has to grab the round red control and has to guide the yellow dot Pac-Man to get through as many points as possible while avoiding certain ghosts. Many people tried to score the next higher score over the years, meaning the competition in this game was huge.
The interesting fact here is that this game has no official end until you lose all your lives.
For stroke survivors, it could be interesting to create a similar game with the remote having specific textures similar to the stroke training ball. The remote could be bigger and easier to grab and the remote could be slightly soft so the player would automatically grab and squeeze it. Another idea could be to have different sizes, temperatures, and textures, so it meets every patient’s needs. With the score in mind, the patient could also be motivated to reach a higher one every day and see actual improvement in the game, as well as in the patient’s health.
Of course, not every patient has space for such a huge machine, but smaller versions that could be placed on a table and in which the patient can sit while playing could exist. In other institutions, a more advanced and bigger machine could be integrated, such as in hospitals or at physiotherapists, and would also not take much space away.
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Pac-Man machine