dc.contributor.author | Madshaven, Julie Madelen | |
dc.contributor.author | Markseth, Tonje Fjeldstad | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-14T06:38:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-14T06:38:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Madshaven, J. M. & Markseth, T. F. (2020) Investigating a Virtual Reality Solution for Rehabilitation in a Biomechatronics Lab and Home Environment (Master's thesis). University of Agder, Grimstad | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2682565 | |
dc.description | Master's thesis in Multimedia and educational technology (MM500) | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising technical tool in physical rehabilitation. VR rehabilitation (VRR) programs, like any rehabilitation, attempt to promote neuroplasticity to improve physical rehabilitation. Research indicates that VRR is beneficial; it facilitates task-specific training, multi-sensory feedback, and diversifying rehabilitation tasks, which can motivate patients. This master thesis investigates a VR solution for a biomechatronics lab and a home-based system. This project was partially a collaboration between masterstudents at Mechatronics and Multimedia and Educational Technology. The Mechatronics team developed a biomechatronics lab, which consists of a 6 degrees of freedom motion platform fitted with a treadmill with an integrated force plate sensors for data gathering and VR character control. Our team developed a VR solution for the biomechatronics lab and developed a home-based system using VR and a Nintendo Wii Balance Board. User tests were conducted with healthy individuals to explore if the solutions are usable and to investigate if VRR has any side-effects. Our findings indicate that VRR in the biomechatronics lab and home environment is usable, but we suggest further testing to verify these findings. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Agder | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | MM500 | en_US |
dc.title | Investigating a Virtual Reality Solution for Rehabilitation in a Biomechatronics Lab and Home Environment | en_US |
dc.type | Master thesis | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2020 Julie Madelen Madshaven, Tonje Fjeldstad Markseth | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Teknologi: 500::Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi: 550 | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 115 | en_US |