wraggster
April 21st, 2011, 22:55
Some students at Rice University were recently asked by Shriner's Hospital to build a rehabilitation tool that makes learning to walk entertaining and engaging (http://hackaday.com/2011/04/19/teaching-children-to-walk-using-video-games/). Teaching children with spina bifida, or cerebral palsy can be challenging but the game/balance board walkway helps the children develop their motor skills while giving them incentive to keep at it. It's a really cool application of game technology that actually helps peoplehttp://games.slashdot.org/story/11/04/20/2032210/Physical-Rehab-Device-Built-From-Wii-Balance-Boards