Title :
The meal-maker: A functional virtual environment for children with cerebral palsy
Author :
Kirshner, Sharon ; Blum, Saskia ; Weiss, Tamar ; Tirosh, Emanual
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Univ. of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
fDate :
June 29 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
Virtual reality enables dynamic interaction between children and their environments, and active engagement in functional activities using a highly motivating, user-friendly and safe interface. The present work describes a new virtual environment, the Meal-Maker, created to evaluate and treat functional performance in a familiar context (kitchen) for children with cerebral palsy.
Keywords :
health care; paediatrics; patient rehabilitation; virtual reality; active engagement; cerebral palsy; children; dynamic interaction; functional activities; functional virtual environment; user-friendly safe interface; video capture; virtual reality; Birds; Birth disorders; Error analysis; Medical treatment; Motor drives; Pediatrics; Performance analysis; Usability; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; cerebral palsy; functional virtual environment; video capture virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, 2009
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4188-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4189-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174256
