Publication: GlUCMquest: un videojuego para ayudar a personas con diabetes a regular sus dosis de insulina
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2020-06-26
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La diabetes es una enfermedad que afecta a un gran número de personas hoy en día y cuyos números continúan aumentando a lo largo de los años. La gente que sufre diabetes tiene que adaptar su estilo de vida y tener muchos factores en cuenta para poder convivir con esta enfermedad. La diabetes tipo 1 en particular afecta en gran parte a niños y adolescentes, que deben siempre estar pendientes de sus niveles de glucosa, deben administrase dosis regulares de insulina, deben conocer los carbohidratos de los alimentos que consumen y deben aprender a calcular las cantidades correctas de insulina que deben administrarse en función de los carbohidratos consumidos. En este proyecto de fin de grado se ha desarrollado GlUCMquest, un videojuego para dispositivos móviles con el fin de ayudar, principalmente a los más jóvenes, a aprender sobre la diabetes y a tratar con todos los aspectos previamente mencionados. GlUCMquest busca ofrecer una experiencia de juego que puedan disfrutar no solo aquellos pacientes con diabetes, sino también sus familiares y amigos, permitiéndoles pasar un tiempo agradable jugando mientras, de forma interactiva y dinámica, van aprendiendo sobre la diabetes, las raciones de carbohidratos de varios alimentos y la insulina necesaria para neutralizar a los mismos, así como otros aspectos relacionados con mantener un estilo de vida sano, como es el hacer ejercicio. A lo largo de esta memoria se irán detallando todos los motivos que nos han impulsado a realizar esta aplicación y los objetivos que pretende cumplir, se realizará un estudio de todos los videojuegos serios sobre diabetes a lo largo de los años y se explicarán con detalle todos los aspectos del videojuego desarrollado.
Diabetes is a disease that affects a large number of people today and whose numbers continue to increase over the years. People with diabetes have to adapt their lifestyle and take many factors into account in order to live with this disease. Type 1 diabetes in particular greatly affects children and adolescents. They must always be aware of their glucose levels, they must administer regular doses of insulin, they must know the carbohydrates of the foods they eat and they must learn to calculate the correct amounts of insulin that must be administered based on the carbohydrates consumed. GlUCMquest, a video game for mobile devices, has been developed in this end-of-degree project in order to help, mainly the youngest, to learn about diabetes and to deal with all the aforementioned aspects. GlUCMquest seeks to offer a gaming experience that not only those patients with diabetes can enjoy, but also their family and friends, allowing them to spend a pleasant time playing while, interactively and dynamically, they learn about diabetes, the carbohydrate servings of various food and the insulin necessary to neutralize them, as well as other aspects related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, such as exercising. Throughout this report, all the reasons that have prompted us to carry out this application and the objectives it intends to meet will be detailed, a study will be made of all the serious games about diabetes throughout the years and all aspects of the developed video game will be explained in detail.
Diabetes is a disease that affects a large number of people today and whose numbers continue to increase over the years. People with diabetes have to adapt their lifestyle and take many factors into account in order to live with this disease. Type 1 diabetes in particular greatly affects children and adolescents. They must always be aware of their glucose levels, they must administer regular doses of insulin, they must know the carbohydrates of the foods they eat and they must learn to calculate the correct amounts of insulin that must be administered based on the carbohydrates consumed. GlUCMquest, a video game for mobile devices, has been developed in this end-of-degree project in order to help, mainly the youngest, to learn about diabetes and to deal with all the aforementioned aspects. GlUCMquest seeks to offer a gaming experience that not only those patients with diabetes can enjoy, but also their family and friends, allowing them to spend a pleasant time playing while, interactively and dynamically, they learn about diabetes, the carbohydrate servings of various food and the insulin necessary to neutralize them, as well as other aspects related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, such as exercising. Throughout this report, all the reasons that have prompted us to carry out this application and the objectives it intends to meet will be detailed, a study will be made of all the serious games about diabetes throughout the years and all aspects of the developed video game will be explained in detail.
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Trabajo de Fin de Grado en Desarrollo de Videojuegos, Facultad de Informática UCM, Departamento de Arquitectura de Computadores y Automática, Curso 2019/2020