Gesture-controlled VR

Summary.

Challenge
Families of children with disabilities, specifically neurological disabilities, are faced with challenges in receiving proper long-term care. Although successful treatment options exist, many cases of neurological disabilities go untreated, leaving a child with limited abilities for life. Treatment is both long-term and costly. Many families may not live near adequate health delivery services. And with the rising healthcare costs, the financial burden for such services may be impossible to incur. 

Solution
Home-based and cost effective therapy options are being made possible by advancements in virtual reality (VR). Because children have a heightened emotional state and can reach fatigue faster, it can be difficult for them to stay motivated with conventional therapies. But VR systems can create a fun and encouraging environment. Research is showing that such systems have better intervention effects than clinical-based interventions. They also do not limit care-giving families on location and financial burden.

Interacting with the VR world is an important aspect of these systems. Hand gesture control, is one type of interaction method that is proving to have practical application in these home-based therapy prototypes. With this type of interaction, a system can read hand gestures through electromyography with no physical contact. I created a prototype where hand gestures are interpreted by the gaming system to provide feedback in the VR world. This prototype uses the Myo Arm Band (by Thalmic Labs), Unity, and XCode. 

Download the full report here

PROJECT DETAILS


Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-infobox.php on line 1746

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-infobox.php on line 1747

Date

Fall 2016


Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-infobox.php on line 1746

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-infobox.php on line 1747

CATEGORY

VR, Human Computer Interaction

RELATED PROJECTS.


Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_items_tablet" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1699

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1699

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_items_tablet" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1699

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1699

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_gap_tablet" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1700

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1700

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_gap_tablet" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1700

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1700

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_items_mobile" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1703

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1703

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_items_mobile" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1703

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1703

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_gap_mobile" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1704

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1704

Warning: Undefined array key "pr_blog_carousel_gap_mobile" in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1704

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /sites/redvervemedia.com/files/wp-content/plugins/pixerex-elements/widgets/pr-posts-carousel.php on line 1704