Moving Beyond Single User, Local Virtual Environments for Rehabilitation Patrice L. (Tamar) WEISS a and Evelyne KLINGER The rapid development of Virtual Reality-based technologies over the past decade is both an asset and a challenge for neuro-rehabilitation. The availability of novel technologies that provide interactive, functional simulations with multimodal feedback enable clinicians to achieve traditional therapeutic goals that would be difficult, if not impossible, to attain via … [Read more...]
Article supporting the use of Virtual Reality for children with CP
Use of Virtual Reality to Improve Upper-Extremity Control in ChildrenWith Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Subject Design Yu-Ping Chen, Lin-Ju Kang, Tien-Yow Chuang, Ji-Liang Doong, Shwn-Jan Lee, Mei-Wun Tsai, Suh-Fang Jeng, Wen-Hsu Sung Virtual reality (VR) creates an exercise environment in which the intensity of practice and positive feedback can be systematically manipulated in various contexts. The purpose of this study was to investigate the training effects of a VR intervention on reaching … [Read more...]
Timocco is proud to introduce our new CEO – Eran Arden
September 2010 A veteran of the mobile and Internetadvertising field in Israel with wide experience in strategic planning, branding and online marketing, Arden worked in several leading advertising agencies. In 2003, he co-founded together with one of the largest Israeli advertising agencies Adler-Chomsky, the Israeli subsidiary of WPP, Grey Interactive, which has become one of the leading interactive advertising agencies in Israel. Arden lead several ground breaking campaign in the Israeli … [Read more...]
Article supporting the use of Virtual Reality for children with hemoplegic CP
USABILITY OF A VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WITH HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY William Li, Tom Chau, Sophie Lam-Damji, Darcy Fehlings Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (hemiplegia) have difficulty performing motor tasks with their hemiplegic upper extremity (UE). Exercise and practice can result in improvementsin motor skills. A Sony PlayStation 2 equipped with an “EyeToy” video camera was adapted for children to practice neuromotor movements. The system captures the child’s … [Read more...]
Timocco at the Conference of the Israeli Society of Occupational Therapy
July 2010 Sarit Tresser, Occupational Therapist M.sc and Product Manager of 'Growing with Timocco', gave a lecture on Timocco during the conference of the Israeli Society of Occupation Therapy, describing the different uses and benefits of the innovative gaming environment 'Growing with Timocco' during therapeutic sessions. The lecture included videos of developmental therapies demonstrating the use of Timocco while working with children suffering from motor and cognitive … [Read more...]
Inclusive Technology is now distributer of Timocco in the UK
Inclusive Technology are well known for very best educational software, switches and computer access devices, communication aids and assistive technology for learners with special educational needs. As of today, we are happy to announce that Inclusive Technology has become the distributer of Timocco in the UK. Check out our 'Growing with Timocco ' page on their site. http://www.inclusive.co.uk/growing-with-timocco-p2293 … [Read more...]
First release of ‘Growing with Timocco’
December 10, 2009 Today is a very special day for us at Timocco. It's the day we have accomplished the first important step to help both children and adults with special needs, and to create bigger smiles every day - We have released the first edition of 'Growing with Timocco'! … [Read more...]
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