Population-level Spatial Navigation Ability to Detect and Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

Hugo Spiers; Ed Manley; Ricardo Silva; Ruth Dalton; Jan Wiener; Christoph Hoelscher; Veronique  Bohbot; Michael Hornberger

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.2169

Abstract

Background Spatial disorientation is one of the most common symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. However, detection of such symptoms is difficult as there are currently no global benchmarks of what constitutes healthy navigation behaviour on a mass population level. Methods To address this we worked with a global telecommunications company (Deutsche Telekom) and a game development company (Glitchers) to develop the mobile video game “Sea Hero Quest”, that tests spatial orientation on a mass population. Three different spatial tasks are examined in the game: way-finding, path integration and spatial working memory. The game to date has collected data in more than 2.7 million people worldwide, across an age range of 19-95, in 193 countries. Results Preliminary findings for the path integration levels of the game, which are targeted more towards egocentric navigation strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1404
Number of pages	1
Journal	Alzheimer's and Dementia
Volume	13
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.2169
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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A Wayfinding Research in Virtual Environments: The effect of spatial structure and different conditions on movement
Yesiltepe, D., Dalton, R., Ozbil Torun, A., Dalton, N., Noble, S., Hornberger, M. & Spiers, H., 8 Jul 2019. 10 p.
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Usage of Landmarks in Virtual Environments for Wayfinding: Research on the influence of global landmarks
Yesiltepe, D., Dalton, R., Ozbil Torun, A., Dalton, N., Noble, S., Hornberger, M., Coutrot, A. & Spiers, H., 8 Jul 2019. 10 p.
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Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance
Coutrot, A., Schmidt, S., Coutrot, L., Pittman, J., Hong, L., Wiener, J., Hölscher, C., Dalton, R., Hornberger, M. & Spiers, H., 18 Mar 2019, In: PLoS One. 14, 3, e0213272.
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Space Syntax, Sea Hero Quest and Big Data
Conroy Dalton, R. (Keynote speaker)
28 Oct 2023
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22nd Annual Webby Award Winner: Games - Social Impact Category
Scott-Slade, M. (Recipient), Scott-Slade, H. (Recipient), Hyde, M. (Recipient), Spiers, H. (Recipient), Hornberger, M. (Recipient), Conroy Dalton, R. (Recipient), Wiener, J. (Recipient), Hoelscher, C. (Recipient) & Bohbot, V. (Recipient), 15 May 2018
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M&M Global Awards 2016: Best Creative Use of Technology
Spiers, H. (Recipient), Hornberger, M. (Recipient), Scott-Slade, H. (Recipient), Scott-Slade, M. (Recipient), Hyde, M. (Recipient), Conroy Dalton, R. (Recipient), Wiener, J. (Recipient) & Hölscher, C. (Recipient), 8 Sept 2016
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MEFFYS 2016: Innovation in mHealth
Spiers, H. (Recipient), Hornberger, M. (Recipient), Scott-Slade, H. (Recipient), Scott-Slade, M. (Recipient), Hyde, M. (Recipient), Wiener, J. (Recipient), Hölscher, C. (Recipient) & Conroy Dalton, R. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2016
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A Wayfinding Research in Virtual Environments: The effect of spatial structure and different conditions on movement

Usage of Landmarks in Virtual Environments for Wayfinding: Research on the influence of global landmarks

Virtual navigation tested on a mobile app is predictive of real-world wayfinding navigation performance

Activities

Space Syntax, Sea Hero Quest and Big Data

Prizes

22nd Annual Webby Award Winner: Games - Social Impact Category

M&M Global Awards 2016: Best Creative Use of Technology

MEFFYS 2016: Innovation in mHealth

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