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2021
Gentile, Manuel; Augello, Agnese; Allegra, Mario; Citt`a, Giuseppe; Grande, Valentina Dal; Grutta, Stefania La; Pilato, Giovanni; Urso, Alfonso; Vella, Filippo; Picone, Marco; Gallitano, Giancarlo; Ruisi, Marcantonio; Fratini, Livan
Gaming as a Key Approach for the Recovery Process of a Public Space: The Case Study of the Old Chemical Plant 'Chimica Arenellatextbackslash textbackslash' in Palermo Proceedings Article
In: 2021, ISBN: 978-84-12-08854-0.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Gamification, Serious game, Urban Games
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title = {Gaming as a Key Approach for the Recovery Process of a Public Space: The Case Study of the Old Chemical Plant 'Chimica Arenellatextbackslash textbackslash' in Palermo},
author = { Manuel Gentile and Agnese Augello and Mario Allegra and Giuseppe Citt{`a} and Valentina Dal Grande and Stefania La Grutta and Giovanni Pilato and Alfonso Urso and Filippo Vella and Marco Picone and Giancarlo Gallitano and Marcantonio Ruisi and Livan Fratini},
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abstract = {This poster describes the FORGE (FactOry of uRban GamEs) project, a proposal that our research group launched in partnership with the Municipality of Palermo (Italy) and other local stakeholders in 2019. FORGE will be hosted in what was previously a chemical plant (the former 'Chimica Arenellatextbackslash textbackslash') and is an open factory designed to collect needs and to generate interventions for urban innovation. The four key terms we have used for the project are urban, game, factory and participation. In fact, FORGE employs a participatory methodological model based on the concept of game, aimed at supporting social and economic development through a platform for participatory co-design. FORGE plays also a key role in fostering social inclusion, becoming a 'participation hubtextbackslash textbackslash' and an urban center for the whole city.},
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This poster describes the FORGE (FactOry of uRban GamEs) project, a proposal that our research group launched in partnership with the Municipality of Palermo (Italy) and other local stakeholders in 2019. FORGE will be hosted in what was previously a chemical plant (the former 'Chimica Arenellatextbackslash textbackslash') and is an open factory designed to collect needs and to generate interventions for urban innovation. The four key terms we have used for the project are urban, game, factory and participation. In fact, FORGE employs a participatory methodological model based on the concept of game, aimed at supporting social and economic development through a platform for participatory co-design. FORGE plays also a key role in fostering social inclusion, becoming a 'participation hubtextbackslash textbackslash' and an urban center for the whole city.
Gentile, Manuel; Augello, Agnese; Allegra, Mario; Città, Giuseppe; Grande, Valentina Dal; Grutta, Stefania La; Pilato, Giovanni; Urso, Alfonso; Vella, Filippo; Picone, Marco; Gallitano, Giancarlo; Ruisi, Marcantonio; Fratini, Livan
Gaming as a Key Approach for the Recovery Process of a Public Space: The Case Study of the Old Chemical Plant Ćhimica Arenellatextbackslashtextbackslash' in Palermo Proceedings Article
In: 2021, ISBN: 978-84-12-08854-0.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Gamification, Serious game, Urban Games
@inproceedings{gentile_gaming_2021,
title = {Gaming as a Key Approach for the Recovery Process of a Public Space: The Case Study of the Old Chemical Plant Ćhimica Arenellatextbackslashtextbackslash' in Palermo},
author = {Manuel Gentile and Agnese Augello and Mario Allegra and Giuseppe Città and Valentina Dal Grande and Stefania La Grutta and Giovanni Pilato and Alfonso Urso and Filippo Vella and Marco Picone and Giancarlo Gallitano and Marcantonio Ruisi and Livan Fratini},
isbn = {978-84-12-08854-0},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
abstract = {This poster describes the FORGE (FactOry of uRban GamEs) project, a proposal that our research group launched in partnership with the Municipality of Palermo (Italy) and other local stakeholders in 2019. FORGE will be hosted in what was previously a chemical plant (the former Ćhimica Arenellatextbackslashtextbackslash') and is an open factory designed to collect needs and to generate interventions for urban innovation. The four key terms we have used for the project are urban, game, factory and participation. In fact, FORGE employs a participatory methodological model based on the concept of game, aimed at supporting social and economic development through a platform for participatory co-design. FORGE plays also a key role in fostering social inclusion, becoming a ṕarticipation hubtextbackslashtextbackslash' and an urban center for the whole city.},
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This poster describes the FORGE (FactOry of uRban GamEs) project, a proposal that our research group launched in partnership with the Municipality of Palermo (Italy) and other local stakeholders in 2019. FORGE will be hosted in what was previously a chemical plant (the former Ćhimica Arenellatextbackslashtextbackslash') and is an open factory designed to collect needs and to generate interventions for urban innovation. The four key terms we have used for the project are urban, game, factory and participation. In fact, FORGE employs a participatory methodological model based on the concept of game, aimed at supporting social and economic development through a platform for participatory co-design. FORGE plays also a key role in fostering social inclusion, becoming a ṕarticipation hubtextbackslashtextbackslash' and an urban center for the whole city.
2016
Augello, Agnese; Gentile, Manuel; Weideveld, Lucas; Dignum, Frank
Dialogues as Social Practices for Serious Games Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 285, pp. 1732–1733, 2016, ISSN: 09226389.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Artificial intelligence, Chatbots, Conversational Agents, Gamification, Serious game, Social Practices
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The paper describes an architecture for a social conversational agent. The aim is to use the agent in a serious game to improve the social and communicative skills of the players, showing the social effects of conversational choices on the emotions and behavioural changes of the interlocutors.
Augello, Agnese; Gentile, Manuel; Weideveld, Lucas; Dignum, Frank
Dialogues as social practices for serious games Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 285, pp. 1732–1733, 2016, ISSN: 09226389.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Artificial intelligence, Chatbots, Conversational Agents, Gamification, Serious game, Social Practices
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pages = {1732–1733},
abstract = {The paper describes an architecture for a social conversational agent. The aim is to use the agent in a serious game to improve the social and communicative skills of the players, showing the social effects of conversational choices on the emotions and behavioural changes of the interlocutors.},
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The paper describes an architecture for a social conversational agent. The aim is to use the agent in a serious game to improve the social and communicative skills of the players, showing the social effects of conversational choices on the emotions and behavioural changes of the interlocutors.
0000
Montalbano, Laura; Augello, Agnese; Pilato, Giovanni; Grutta, Stefania La
A Gamified Interaction with a Humanoid Robot to explain Therapeutic Procedures in Pediatric Asthma Miscellaneous
0000.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Robots, Gamification, Social Robots
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title = {A Gamified Interaction with a Humanoid Robot to explain Therapeutic Procedures in Pediatric Asthma},
author = {Laura Montalbano and Agnese Augello and Giovanni Pilato and Stefania La Grutta},
publisher = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.04422},
abstract = {In chronic diseases, obtaining a correct diagnosis and providing the most appropriate treatments often is not enough to guarantee an improvement of the clinical condition of a patient. Poor adherence to medical prescriptions constitutes one of the main causes preventing achievement of therapeutic goals. This is generally true especially for certain diseases and specific target patients, such as children. An engaging and entertaining technology can be exploited in support of clinical practices to achieve better health outcomes. Our assumption is that a gamified session with a humanoid robot, compared to the usual methodologies for therapeutic education, can be more incisive in learning the correct inhalation procedure in children affected by asthma. In this perspective, we describe an interactive module implemented on the Pepper robotic platform and the setting of a study that was planned in 2020 to be held at the Pneumoallergology Pediatric clinic of CNR in Palermo. The study was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our long-term goal is to assess, by means of a qualitative-quantitative survey plan, the impact of such an educational action, evaluating possible improvement in the adherence to the treatment.},
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In chronic diseases, obtaining a correct diagnosis and providing the most appropriate treatments often is not enough to guarantee an improvement of the clinical condition of a patient. Poor adherence to medical prescriptions constitutes one of the main causes preventing achievement of therapeutic goals. This is generally true especially for certain diseases and specific target patients, such as children. An engaging and entertaining technology can be exploited in support of clinical practices to achieve better health outcomes. Our assumption is that a gamified session with a humanoid robot, compared to the usual methodologies for therapeutic education, can be more incisive in learning the correct inhalation procedure in children affected by asthma. In this perspective, we describe an interactive module implemented on the Pepper robotic platform and the setting of a study that was planned in 2020 to be held at the Pneumoallergology Pediatric clinic of CNR in Palermo. The study was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our long-term goal is to assess, by means of a qualitative-quantitative survey plan, the impact of such an educational action, evaluating possible improvement in the adherence to the treatment.
Licari, Amelia; Ferrante, Giuliana; Malizia, Velia; Augello, Agnese; Grutta, Stefania La
Medical Assistive Robots Book Section
In: Digital Respiratory Healthcare, pp. 16–26, 0000, ISBN: 978-1-84984-173-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Robots, Asthma, Gamification, Social Agents, Social Robots
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title = {Medical Assistive Robots},
author = {Amelia Licari and Giuliana Ferrante and Velia Malizia and Agnese Augello and Stefania La Grutta},
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booktitle = {Digital Respiratory Healthcare},
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series = {ERS Monograph)},
abstract = {Medical assistive robots (MARs) are innovative tools providing extensive support and assistance to users in different medical scenarios, enhancing patients’ health and care. Social MARs have been implemented in respiratory medicine to help manage chronic respiratory conditions, such as asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis. To integrate MARs into routine clinical practice, more studies are needed to strengthen the evidence on the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of MARs in chronic respiratory conditions in the long term.},
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Medical assistive robots (MARs) are innovative tools providing extensive support and assistance to users in different medical scenarios, enhancing patients’ health and care. Social MARs have been implemented in respiratory medicine to help manage chronic respiratory conditions, such as asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis. To integrate MARs into routine clinical practice, more studies are needed to strengthen the evidence on the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of MARs in chronic respiratory conditions in the long term.