Whole-body interaction in natural environments benefits children's cognitive function compared to sedentary interaction indoors

Proceedings of the 8th Augmented Human International Conference Pub Date : 2017-03-16 DOI:10.1145/3041164.3041177

Marta Ferraz, Paul E. Resta, Afonso O'Neill

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We compared the effects of whole-body interaction in a natural environment versus sedentary interaction indoors on cognitive function in a group of 10 children aged 7 to 8 years. Neurophysiological response (sustained attention and working memory load) and episodic memory were evaluated while subjects interacted with a whole-body motion screen-based computer device, in a natural environment, and a sedentary screen-based computer device, based on hand-eye coordination skills, in a classroom setting - video game play. Children's expectations, preferences and opinions regarding the interaction devices were also evaluated. Results indicate a trend for natural environment whole-body interaction to increase sustained attention in children over time, compared to indoor sedentary interaction. In turn, increases in sustained attention were associated with improvements in episodic memory during video game play. This study shows that the current Child-Computer Interaction paradigm - interaction with sedentary devices, indoors - may be failing to optimize children's cognitive function.

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与久坐不动的室内互动相比，在自然环境中的全身互动有利于儿童的认知功能

我们比较了在自然环境中全身互动与在室内久坐互动对10名7至8岁儿童认知功能的影响。神经生理反应(持续注意力和工作记忆负荷)和情景记忆被评估，同时受试者在自然环境中与基于全身运动屏幕的计算机设备互动，以及在教室环境中与基于手眼协调技能的基于屏幕的计算机设备互动-玩视频游戏。儿童对互动设备的期望、偏好和意见也被评估。结果表明，与室内久坐不动的互动相比，自然环境的全身互动有增加儿童持续注意力的趋势。反过来，持续注意力的增加与视频游戏过程中情景记忆的改善有关。这项研究表明，目前的儿童-电脑互动模式-与久坐设备的互动，在室内-可能无法优化儿童的认知功能。

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