Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot Study
There has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where th...
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doaj-838f325f145f4d17a45b30672315d5f92020-11-25T03:14:48ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892020-08-011140540510.3390/info11090405Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot StudyJosé Rodrigues0Tiago Coelho1Paulo Menezes2Maria Teresa Restivo3LAETA-INEGI, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, PortugalSchool of Health—Polytechnic of Porto, Center for Rehabilitation Research (Psychosocial Rehabilitation Lab), 4200-072 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, 3030-290 Coimbra, PortugalLAETA-INEGI, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, PortugalThere has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where the motion is powered by the execution of some type of physical exercise, namely cycling in the current example. This framework is extensible and may integrate different goals focused on improving/maintaining motor and cognitive skills necessary for daily activities, mainly through upper and lower limb exercises and mental challenges. This led to the development of an immersive system, which was tested with an elderly sample (15 participants) in a day center and at a retirement home. Usability, satisfaction, performance and side effects were evaluated to understand future applicability and work directions.https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/11/9/405virtual realityserious gamesuser experienceactive ageingoccupational therapy |
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Immersive Environment for Occupational Therapy: Pilot Study |
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There has been increasing interest in the application of virtual reality (VR) to occupational therapy and rehabilitation fields. This work presents a VR-based city adventure framework designed for occupational therapy. Its concept is based on taking the user to travel around a virtual city, where the motion is powered by the execution of some type of physical exercise, namely cycling in the current example. This framework is extensible and may integrate different goals focused on improving/maintaining motor and cognitive skills necessary for daily activities, mainly through upper and lower limb exercises and mental challenges. This led to the development of an immersive system, which was tested with an elderly sample (15 participants) in a day center and at a retirement home. Usability, satisfaction, performance and side effects were evaluated to understand future applicability and work directions. |
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