Abstract
Mirror visual feedback (MVF) is an ownership illusion that has been applied to manipulate the corporal schema in different kinds of patients. The affected limb is hidden behind a mirror, while the patient observes in the mirror the reflected image of the healthy limb, making him/her believe that it is the affected one. The goal of the present work is to develop a VR-based MVF application that can be used for home rehabilitation, complementing the sessions that take place in the hospital or therapist’s office. In the developed application, the patient visualizes the environment from an egocentric perspective, seated in front of a table where a cube appears at specific moments. The exercise consists of grabbing the cube and moving it to another location. This movement is performed only with the healthy hand, although virtual movements can be observed in both hands. With VR, highly immersive experiences can be created and MVF parameters can be manipulated as needed, which is not possible with a real mirror. These factors, combined with the use of a stand-alone system, make the developed system highly suitable for MVF home rehabilitation.
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This research was funded by Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, grant number AICO/2019/029.
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Rey, B., Oliver, A., Monzo, J.M. (2021). Portable Virtual Reality-Based Mirror Visual Feedback System for Home Rehabilitation. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S. (eds) HCI International 2021 - Posters. HCII 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1420. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78642-7_42
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