Title :
Game cane: An assistive 3DUI for rehabilitation games
Author :
Cantu, Miguel ; Espinoza, Eric ; Rongkai Guo ; Quarles, John
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Abstract :
The objective of this research is to effectively design a cane interface for assistive and rehabilitative interactions in games. Current 3D interfaces for games are not usable for many populations with physical impairments and are often not adaptable to rehabilitation exercises (e.g., balance exercise, assistive device training). To address this, we present the design of a novel cane-based 3D interface for rehabilitation games. We report results from a user study, which offers insight into the future design and potential effectiveness of canes as rehabilitation game interfaces.
Keywords :
computer games; graphical user interfaces; human computer interaction; patient rehabilitation; Game Cane; assistive 3DUI; assistive device training; assistive interactions; balance exercise; cane-based 3D interface; physical impairments; rehabilitation exercises; rehabilitation game interface design; rehabilitative interactions; Assistive devices; Force; Games; Mice; Navigation; Three-dimensional displays; Training; Assistive technology; games; rehabilitation; user study;
Conference_Titel :
3D User Interfaces (3DUI), 2014 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
DOI :
10.1109/3DUI.2014.6798840
