Interactive technologies conference 2009

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The following papers were abstracts were accepted for presentation at the Interactive technologies conference in 2009.

• Sheffield Youth Offending Service Mission Maker Programme
• Valorisation of EU Projects in the field of disability
• Use of Gesture Recognition to Control Household Devices for the Elderly
• An evaluation of the Wii Nunchuk as an alternative assistive device for people with intellectual and physical disabilities using switch controlled software
• A virtual reality ward simulation for nurses
• An investigation into how computer games can be used to raise the standards in literacy
• Including people with disabilities in the design of serious games and virtual environments
• An e-health platform for elderly population: "Butler System"
• Development of high quality, reusable interactive technologies for health care education and training using a community of practice approach involving students, practitioners and users and carers
• Neuro-rehabilitation using multi modal interaction
• Development of a 3D visual impairment simulator using the Unreal Tournament 3 Engine (UT3)
  Education, Health, and Disability: a cross-agency, healthy eating project for, and by, people with learning disabilities
• Videogames as therapy: A review of the medical and psychological literature
• Desktop Augmented Reality for Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation
• Intrinsic Integration and the Design of Games for Auditory Perceptual Learning
• Anatomical Joint Modelling and Dynamical Simulation
• Collaboration and enquiry using Nintendo DS consoles
• Exploring the educational potential of game-based learning through the eyes of practitioners in the game industry
• Collaborative technologies for interaction and learning in children on the autistic spectrum: the CoSPATIAL project
• Didactic Approach to Mobile Games as Interactive Learning Tool
• Do interactive computer games provide sufficient intensity to increase energy expenditure and contribute towards good health in children and adults?
• Personalisation, modding and location based services in serious games for people with disabilities
• A mobile accessible touch screen interface
• Using personal response systems for effective learning
• Serious Game Design using the Nintendo WiiMote: Motivating School Children to Improve Dental Hygiene
• Digital Games in the experience of adult users with cognitive disabilities in Greece: preliminary results and observations
• Development of an assistant platform for mentally disabled children on mobile devices
• Using Binaural sound games to help teach maths to Blind KS1 and KS2 children
• Investigating the Nintendo Wii Controller as an Adaptive Platform for Assistive Human Interface Device Development