Title :
Fitness Image Model for Individual with Disabled
Author :
Seungae Kang ; Sunyoung Kang ; Hyuncheol Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Health & Exercise Sci., Namseoul Univ., Cheonan, South Korea
Abstract :
The aim of this study is to suggest the fitness Avatar model for increasing physical activities in individuals with SCI (spinal cord injury). With the increasing of the disable, the ratio of individuals with SCI is also increasing. With the expansion of new technology, such as video games and virtual reality, there has been an increasing in the interest of using virtual reality in therapy. It is not easy for industrials with SCI to access the sports facilities due to paraplegia. The increasing physical activities based on virtual reality will be the most innovative and future-oriented approach.
Keywords :
avatars; medical computing; patient treatment; SCI; disabled individual; fitness avatar model; fitness image model; physical activities; spinal cord injury; therapy; virtual reality; Avatars; Convergence; Educational institutions; Games; Solid modeling; Spinal cord injury;
Conference_Titel :
IT Convergence and Security (ICITCS), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/ICITCS.2014.7021770
