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Patrick Manser

Vision-driven “Exergame as Medicine” Researcher and Innovator
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Conference contributions

Overview:

To date, I have contributed to (inter)national scientific conferences with:

   • 2 invited keynote lectures,
   • 1 x symposium organizer/chair,
   • 2 invited talks,
   • 8 oral presentations,
   • 1 x organizer of an invited workshop, and
   • 5 poster presentations.

Invited Keynotes, Talks, and Workshops (5 Contributions): 

  • MOVE-IT Symposium 2025 [17 October 2025; Link] - Topic: Healthy Ageing; organized by the Department of Health of OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences;
    title: Find your Balance – Combine Exergame with Biofeedback Breathing Training
    role: Invited Organizer of a Workshop 

  • MOVE-IT Symposium 2025 [17 October 2025; Link] - Topic: Healthy Ageing; organized by the Department of Health of OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences;
    title: Beyond “Just” Fun: Exergames to Treat mild Neurocognitive Disorders 
    role: Invited Presenter of a Keynote Lecture 

  • XR in Movement Conference [26 June 2025; Link] hosted by Université de Limoges;
    title: Moving from Recreational to Serious Exergames - Methodological Advancements to Enhance Disease Prevention
    role: Invited Presenter of a Keynote Lecture 

  • 23rd Zurich Gerontology Day - Short presentation and acceptance speech for receiving the Vontobel Award for Research on Age(ing) 2024 from the Center for Gerontology at the University of Zurich for the publication “‘Brain-IT’: Exergame training with biofeedback breathing in neurocognitive disorders”; Video (in German): https://www.zfg.uzh.ch/de/forschung/forschungfoerderung/preis/2024.html

  • Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition by the International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR; 10 July 2023; online); Role: interviewer (in my role as past years’ 3MT® winner) of Prof. Dr. Melvyn Roerdink about, experiences, key learnings, and advice for early career researcher in navigating in academia.  

Symposia Organizer/Chair (1 Contribution): 

  • International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands); title: Worth the Effort? Rethinking Best Practices for Co-Developing Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches; role: Symposium Coordinator and Presenter

Oral presentations (8 contributions): 

  • The European Group for Research on Aging and Physical Activity 2026 Conference (1 - 3 June 2026; Caen, France);
    title: "Exergame as Medicine? Brain Protective Effects of Personalized Exergame Training Linked to Cognitive Gains in Neurocognitive Disorders"
    [part of Symposium “Exercise as Medicine: Leveraging Exergames and Mobile Technology for Enhanced Adherence and Cognitive Health in Older Adults Hide talks”].

  • International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands);
    title: "Co-Develop-IT: Co-design, Development, and Evaluation of Serious Individually Tailored Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches - Methodological Guideline Development Study"
    [part of Symposium “Worth the Effort? Rethinking Best Practices for Co-Developing Technology-Enhanced Training Approaches”]

  • European College of Sports Science (ECSS) - 2024 Annual Congress (2 - 5 June 2024; Glasgow, Scotland);
    title: "Effectiveness Of ‘Brain-IT’ - An Exergame-Based Training Concept for Secondary Prevention of Mild Neurocognitive Disorder - Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial".

  • Swiss Society of Sports Sciences (SGS) – 15th Annual Conference (7 - 8 February 2024; Zurich, Switzerland);
    title: "Brain-IT - Targeting the Brain using Information Technology for Secondary Prevention of mild Neurocognitive Disorder" (a part of the finalist’s presentations of the Young Investigator Award).

  • International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) – World Congress 2023 (9 - 13 July 2023; Brisbane, Australia);
    title: "Rethinking the Development of Technology-Based Interventions for Secondary Prevention of Cognitive Impairment" (a part of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition and award).

  • Mobility and Exercise (MobEx) conference 2022 (13 - 14 May 2022; Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg, Germany);
    title: "Exergaming for Older Adults with mild Neurocognitive Disorder".

  • Synapsis Forum 2021 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (8 – 9 November 2021; Gerzensee, Switzerland);
    title: "Making the Best out of IT: Design and Development of Exergames for Older Adults with mild Neurocognitive Disorder".

  • Synapsis Forum 2020 - Scientific exchange for researchers investigating Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration (24 November 2020; Online Congress (due to the Covid-19 pandemic)); title: "Brain-IT".

Poster presentations (5  contributions): 

Other Contributions (1 Contribution):

  • Poster Tour Guide at International Society of Gait & Posture Research (ISPGR) - World Congress 2025 (29 June - 3 July 2025; Maastricht, Netherlands).
    title:    Technology-enhanced neurorehabilitation 
    pitch:     Join this tour to discover how cutting-edge digital health technologies – ranging from eHealth apps to exergames and biofeedback – can enhance neurorehabilitation.