Virtual Buzzwire: Assessment of a Prototype VR Game for Stroke Rehabilitation

Chris G. Christou, Despina Michael-Grigoriou, Dimitris Sokratous

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Abstract

We created a VR version of the Buzzwire children's toy as part of a project to develop tools for assessment and rehabilitation of upper-body motor skills for people with dexterity impairment after stroke. In two pilot studies, participants wearing a HMD used a hand-held wand with precision tracking to traverse virtual 'wires'. In the first study, we compared able-bodied participant's performance with and without binocular viewing to establish a connection with previous experiments using physical versions of the game. Furthermore, we show that our extended measures were could also discern differences between subjects' dominant versus non-dominant hand. In a second study, we assessed the usability of the system on a small sample of subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis. There was positive acceptance of the technology with no fatigue or nausea and measurements highlighted the differences between the hemiparetic and unaffected hand.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018 - Proceedings
EditorsFrank Steinicke, Bruce Thomas, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Greg Welch
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages531-532
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781538633656
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Aug 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018 - Reutlingen, Germany
Duration: 18 Mar 201822 Mar 2018

Conference

Conference25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2018
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityReutlingen
Period18/03/1822/03/18

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