Title :
An overview of a USC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center: The use of virtual reality for a range of motor impairments
Author :
Flynn, S. ; Lange, B. ; Rizzo, A. ; Valero-Cuervas, FJ ; Baker, L. ; Winstein, C. ; Requejo, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Creative Technol., Univ. of Southern California, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA
fDate :
June 29 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
This paper describes the use of Virtual Reality in four projects within a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California. The Research Center aims to develop and assess a range of technologies for people aging with and into a disability. One of the deliverables of this Center will be the development of a Virtual Rehabilitation Toolkit, a series of Virtual Reality video based games for use with a range of impairments for a variety of disabilities including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson´s disease, and cerebral palsy.
Keywords :
computer games; patient rehabilitation; virtual reality; Parkinson´s disease; USC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center:; University of Southern California; Virtual Rehabilitation Toolkit; cerebral palsy; disability; motor impairments; spinal cord injury; stroke; traumatic brain injury; virtual reality; virtual reality video based games; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Birth disorders; Brain injuries; Games; Marine technology; Parkinson´s disease; Spinal cord injury; Testing; Virtual reality; aging; disability; rehabilitation; 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.2009.5174261
