Development of a Video Game as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Cognitive and Motor Skills in Persons with Down Syndrome.

Abstract

Abstract Discrimination against persons with Down syndrome increased by 5%, hindering their social integration. The research aimed to improve cognitive and motor skills in persons with Down syndrome through a video game at CEBE Santo Toribio de Trujillo, where an experimental study was conducted with randomly selected students, divided into a control group and an experimental group, where the latter interacted with a video game created with Unity and C#. The results showed significant improvements in the experimental group: a 30% increase in speech comprehension and processing, an 11% increase in the execution of precision movements, a 37% increase in learning from feedback and behavioral adjustment, and a 41% increase in short-term information retention, all of this in comparison with the control group. After the application of the Mann-Whitney U test, it was concluded that the use of the video game significantly improved cognitive and motor skills in participants with Down syndrome.