Active video game head movement inputs

Authors:
Kristiina M. Mcconville;Matija Milosevic
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada M5B 2K3 and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada and ...;Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada
Venue:
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Year:
2014

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Abstract

Virtual reality has been extensively studied for applications in rehabilitation. With the development of active video games, these commercial products can also be considered for inclusion in a patient's rehabilitation program. In this study, the Sony EyeToy® and PlayStation 2® were used with the AntiGrav game to evaluate the user's head movement actions. The game required lateral head, body, and arm movements. Over the course of 9 sessions of game play, average and maximum head excursions remained constant. However, the frequency of head movement increased over the sessions. The results suggest that the video game could be used for postural balance rehabilitation through head movements, and their effect on the vestibular system. Future work will evaluate how such vestibular exercise, and an increase in head movement frequency over training sessions can support postural balance improvements.