Abstract virtual environments for assessing cognitive abilities

Matthew Rizzo, Joan Severson

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Abstract

We describe the design and pilot testing of abstract virtual environments (VE) for evaluating decision-making in neurologically impaired subjects. Instead of striving for visual realism, the VEs provide abstract representations of the necessary visual cues in a single screen setting. Pilot testing using this design strategy was conducted in 50 subjects: 28 had neurological impairments causing impaired decision-making (26 with focal brain lesions, 2 with Alzheimer's disease) and 22 were neurologically normal. Preliminary results are promising, suggesting that abstract VEs can distinguish decision-making impaired people where traditional neurological test batteries may not [1].

Original languageEnglish (US)
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
EventACM SIGGRAPH 2004 Sketches, SIGGRAPH'04 - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 8 2004Aug 12 2004

Conference

ConferenceACM SIGGRAPH 2004 Sketches, SIGGRAPH'04
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles, CA
Period8/8/048/12/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

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