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Cognitive/Motor Therapy Application Using Console-Based Videogame Platform

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Office of the Secretary of Defense 		Award ID:
91365 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
O091-H01-3068 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
OSD 09-H01 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
KINETIC MUSCLES, INC.
2103 E. Cedar Street, #3 Tempe, AZ 85281 7432
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Cognitive/Motor Therapy Application Using Console-Based Videogame Platform
Agency / Branch: DOD / OSD
Contract: W81XWH-09-C-0130
Award Amount: $749,320.00
 

Abstract:

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading source of morbidity in U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Each year 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI and there are 5.3 million people with a permanent TBI-related disability in the U.S. Videogames have been shown to increase TBI patient cognitive ability, memory and recall. The purpose of this proposal is to meld clinical strategies used in treating TBI patients with intrinsically motivating video games. A computerized intervention that incorporates both state-of-the-art gaming technology and state-of-the-art cognitive and motor rehabilitation strategies has the potential to be efficacious, cost-effective, and highly-motivating for a generation of patients who are habitual users of computerized games as a source of entertainment. The Phase I study developed a videogame that demonstrated the process of incorporating clinical and entertainment requirements into a videogame. This Phase II study will validate videogame performance and effectiveness through clinical testing with TBI patients and continue the development of videogames for TBI treatment through intense iterative interaction between TBI treatment clinicians and professional game designers. This collaboration utilizes the latest software development tools to define detail game design requirements and uses a storyboard process to generate game scenarios.

Principal Investigator:

Edward Koeneman
Chief Operating Officer
4805570448
ekoeneman@kineticmuscles.com

Business Contact:

James Koeneman
Chief Science Officer
4805570448
jkoeneman@kineticmuscles.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Kinetic Muscles, Inc.
2103 E. Cedar Street, #3 Tempe, AZ 85281

EIN/Tax ID: 861031432
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No