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Music Blocks: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Tangible Block Games with Audio and Visual Feedback for Cognitive Assessment and Training

Miranda, David J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1516970991068766

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2018, Master of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
Tangible Geometric Games (TAG-Games) were developed initially for automated cognitive assessment using custom sensor-integrated blocks (SIG-Blocks). Building on this existing technology, Music Blocks focuses on incorporating music and audio feedback in TAG-Games to examine the potential of tangible games for cognitive training and assessment. New block enclosure and game board designs implement textures that portray information tangibly. Game algorithms support real-time gameplay and data collection. For preliminary game evaluation, a small scale human subject study was conducted involving 17 participants. Among the five Music Blocks games created, Direction Blocks, MineSweeper, and Password Blocks were tested along with three subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test – Fourth Edition (Block Design, Digit Span, and Matrix Reasoning). Initial assessment concluded that tangible games pair best with audio-visual stimuli. Individual games correlated well with some subtests from WAIS-IV. Other results, the limitations, and conclusions of this study are discussed within the text.
Kiju Lee (Committee Chair)
Ming-Chun Huang (Committee Member)
Marc Buchner (Committee Member)
127 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Computer Science; Mechanical Engineering; Music
tangible games; cognitive assessment; music games; block games; computerized cognitive assessment; audio-tangible games

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  • Miranda, D. J. (2018). Music Blocks: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Tangible Block Games with Audio and Visual Feedback for Cognitive Assessment and Training [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1516970991068766

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Miranda, David. Music Blocks: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Tangible Block Games with Audio and Visual Feedback for Cognitive Assessment and Training. 2018. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1516970991068766.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Miranda, David. "Music Blocks: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of Interactive Tangible Block Games with Audio and Visual Feedback for Cognitive Assessment and Training." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1516970991068766

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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