Mixed reality game prototypes for upper body exercise and rehabilitation

Marientina Gotsis; Vangelis Lympouridis; David Turpin; Amanda Tasse; Irina C Poulos; Diane Tucker; Maximilian Swider; Alasdair G Thin; Maryalice Jordan-Marsh

doi:10.1109/VR.2012.6180940

Mixed reality game prototypes for upper body exercise and rehabilitation

Marientina Gotsis, Vangelis Lympouridis, David Turpin, Amanda Tasse, Irina C Poulos, Diane Tucker, Maximilian Swider, Alasdair G Thin, Maryalice Jordan-Marsh

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This research demonstration consists of an integrated hardware and software platform developed for rapid prototyping of virtual reality-based games for upper body exercise and rehabilitation. The exercise protocol has been adopted from an evidence-based shoulder exercise program for individuals with spinal cord injury. The hardware consists of a custom metal rig that holds a standard wheelchair, six Gametraks attached to elastic exercise bands, a Microsoft Kinect, a laptop and a large screen. A total of 21 prototypes were built using drivers for Kinect, MaxMSP and Unity Pro 3 in order to evaluate game ideas based on deconstruction of the exercise protocol. Future directions include validation of our heuristic design and evaluation model and the development of an exercise suite of point-of-care VR games.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	181-182
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-1247-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2012.6180940
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012
Event	IEEE Virtual Reality 2012 - Costa Mesa, United States Duration: 4 Mar 2012 → 8 Mar 2012

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Name	Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE
ISSN (Print)	1087-8270

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Conference	IEEE Virtual Reality 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Costa Mesa
Period	4/03/12 → 8/03/12

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Gotsis, M., Lympouridis, V., Turpin, D., Tasse, A., Poulos, I. C., Tucker, D., Swider, M., Thin, A. G., & Jordan-Marsh, M. (2012). Mixed reality game prototypes for upper body exercise and rehabilitation. In Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE (pp. 181-182). (Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2012.6180940

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Mixed reality game prototypes for upper body exercise and rehabilitation. / Gotsis, Marientina; Lympouridis, Vangelis; Turpin, David et al.
Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE. IEEE, 2012. p. 181-182 (Virtual Reality Short Papers and Posters (VRW), 2012 IEEE).

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