Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders

Juan García-Villafuerte; Alejandra Campoverde; Luis Serpa-Andrade; Roberto Garcia-Velez

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38

Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders

Juan García-Villafuerte
, Alejandra Campoverde
, Luis Serpa-Andrade
, Roberto Garcia-Velez

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects the attention span, impulse regulation and motor behavior of children, negatively impacting their social and educational development. This work presents the design and development of an interactive arcade console aimed at children with ADHD, with the objective of fostering cognitive, motor and emotional skills through a playful and structured environment. The console includes an ergonomic controller equipped with arcade buttons and joystick, connected to an ESP32 microcontroller. The system provides a personalized experience through progressive levels of difficulty, immediate feedback and multisensory stimuli that maintain attention and reinforce positive behaviors. The design principles, technical implementation, and potential benefits of the device for children with ADHD are detailed. This approach combines technology and play as therapeutic tools, providing an accessible and innovative solution to the management of the disorder.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys
Editors	Kohei Arai
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	615-623
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783031999642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38
State	Published - 2025
Event	11th Intelligent Systems Conference, IntelliSys 2025 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 28 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1554 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	11th Intelligent Systems Conference, IntelliSys 2025
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	28/08/25 → 29/08/25

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Keywords

ADHD
Arcade console
Immediate feedback
Interactive games
Multisensory stimuli

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38

Cite this

García-Villafuerte, J., Campoverde, A., Serpa-Andrade, L., & Garcia-Velez, R. (2025). Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. In K. Arai (Ed.), Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys (pp. 615-623). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1554 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38

García-Villafuerte, Juan ; Campoverde, Alejandra ; Serpa-Andrade, Luis et al. / Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys. editor / Kohei Arai. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 615-623 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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García-Villafuerte, J, Campoverde, A, Serpa-Andrade, L & Garcia-Velez, R 2025, Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. in K Arai (ed.), Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1554 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 615-623, 11th Intelligent Systems Conference, IntelliSys 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 28/08/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38

Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. / García-Villafuerte, Juan; Campoverde, Alejandra; Serpa-Andrade, Luis et al.
Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys. ed. / Kohei Arai. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 615-623 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1554 LNNS).

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García-Villafuerte J, Campoverde A, Serpa-Andrade L , Garcia-Velez R. Proposal for an Interactive Arcade Embedded System for Children with Attention Deficit Disorders. In Arai K, editor, Intelligent Systems and Applications - Proceedings of the 2025 Intelligent Systems Conference IntelliSys. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 615-623. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-99965-9_38