Co-Development of a Serious Game for Social Skills Training for patients with Acquired Brain Injury

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a condition that causes damage to brain tissues and consequently leads to physical, behavioral and cognitive issues. One of the impairments observed after the injury is in the realm of social cognition (SC). This impairment leads these patients to lose their ability to interact socially in a positive and effective manner. Consequently, these patients may socially isolate themselves and lose interpersonal relationships. One of the methods used for cognitive rehabilitation that has proven to be effective is the use of serious games (SG). SG are video games with the purpose of learning and improving people’s live. Thus, in this work, a set of SG will be developed for the cognitive and psychosocial rehabilitation of people with ABI, focusing on socio-emotional skills training. To ensure their success, a co-design methodology will be carried out during the conception and implementation of the game. This approach will involve patients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers to obtain suggestions and feedback to ensure that the most suitable solutions are implemented in the game. At the end of this work, we hope to have developed a method for training socio-emotional skills that can motivate patients more effectively than traditional methods.