Game Analysis, Validation, and Potential Application of EyeToy Play and Play 2 to Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation

Table 2

Example of a complete game analysis table, using “Beat Freak” from EyeToy Play.

	Beat freak
(I) Game features
Goal of the game	Follow the CDs to hit the speakers to play the music.
Context	Reach to strike the speakers in the four corners of the screen just as the CD reaches them. There are a few cartoon characters at the bottom of the screen dancing and cheering for the player; however, they may impede the player’s view of their movements when hitting the speakers at the two lower corners.
Objects to interact with	CDs
Object location	From the center to one of the 4 speakers located in the 4 corners.
Appearance of the object	About 1.3-1.4 seconds
Total duration of the game	3 minutes
Number of objects to interact with at once	1–4
Disturbing effects	None
Avoiding objects/effects	None
Speed of object appearance	10 CDs/the first 20 seconds
Method to advance to different levels within the same game	None
Method to end the game	Time is up or miss 3 CDs
(II) Required skills
Unilateral reaching	Yes
Bilateral reaching	Yes (for both symmetrical or asymmetrical)
Speed	Yes
Cognition	Yes
Accuracy	Yes
Muscular endurance	Yes
Cardiovascular endurance	No
Eye-hand coordination	Yes
Strength	Yes
(III) Feedback provided
Knowledge of results: individual action	Yes: auditory (when hitting the speaker) and visual (speaker lights up)
Knowledge of results: whole game	Yes: score
Knowledge of performance	Yes: the player can see his/her movement
(IV) Special notes	Increase in speed and randomness throughout the game