Neuro Rider
Scientists Study Whether Virtual Reality Can Prevent Cognitive Decline, Dementia
MY ROLE - Game Designer/Level Designer/Programmer
New environment and map design and implement
Performance optimizing and maintaining game stability
Multi-player mode design and implement - work in process
Multi-player mode design and implement - work in process
GAME TYPE
VR Immersive Cycling
HTC Vive + Unity
SUMMARY
“Our goal is to prevent dementia (and) to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. There are no effective treatments yet. We hope that we will get there eventually, but my perspective and the research that we do in my laboratory at USC is really surrounding prevention,” Dr. Pa said.
Participants have to pedal on the exercise bike and keep their heart rate up. In the VR experience, they are trying to learn and remember a route while picking up food items by hitting the brakes, then feeding the food to some animals.
“Understanding changes in the brain that happen with exercise, changes in the brain that happen when you’re in an enriched environment and putting those two together, and that’s what our intervention is currently targeting,” Pa said.
