2 December 2025: Members of the DORIAN GRAY research team meet with its Public Involvement Board to provide an update on the development of the exergame and the digital coach

DORIAN GRAY is a collaborative project that investigates the link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly population. The project focuses on designing a multidomain intervention to delay CVD-related MCI progression and developing digital solutions to enhance the adherence. This digital solution will inform and update a personalised multidomain intervention using an avatar-based coaching exergame. This solution will serve as a cognitive enhancement tool with structured physical and cognitive tasks and as a lifestyle intervention promoting healthy behaviours experienced in the virtual environment. 

On 2 December 2025, members of the DORIAN GRAY Public Involvement Board (DORIAN GRAY-PIB) gathered online with the research team. The consultation was facilitated by Soraya Moradi-Bachiller (Public Involvement Officer at Alzheimer Europe).

During the consultation, researchers provided an update on how the feedback of the DORIAN GRAY-PIB is being used to develop the exergame and digital coach. Researchers also summarised all the users’ needs identified by the DORIAN GRAY-PIB; e.g. being challenged, having support of the close relatives, and the possibility of progressing at their own pace, among others.

Members who attended this session participated actively, and provided insightful feedback to the research team for further development of the exergame and the digital coach.